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TRI! 81MTEU W.\T(1IMAN, Eetabllt Consolidated Ahr. 33,1 $1. CAMPAIGN STARTS OFF All Loyal Demo-rats Are Ask? ed to Contribute KVERY LITTLE BIT WILL HELP County Chairman Will Be Ap? pointed to Solicit Funds to Elect Governor Cox Contribution* to the Dollar Demo? cracy campaign poured in yesterday from all sections c f South Carolina, fudging by the number of Democrut* SUherrtblnf to the fund, evon before the formal organ to at .on Is launched there Im every evidence that South Carolinian* will ?uheorlbe a large amount. It *? the hope of the man ag*re of the campaign to collect art much aa $1 from every Democrat in the state. The honor to be A ret Democrat In South Carolina to rive money to de? fray the expense o' the campaign of (ok and Roosevelt must be divided between W. W. Duicee of Orangeburg and M D. Kirk of Columbia. The lirst tetter opened yesterday by Joe Sparks, financial director for the South Caro? lina campaign contained a check for tl. signed by Mr. 1 hikes with a short letter stating that he considered t a greet privilege to help in so woithy a cause. When Oer. Wille Jones cam? paign treasurer, arrived at the Pal? metto National bank yestsrday morn? ing he was handed a dollar bill by Mr. IKirk who'said the he hoped that he was the flrst Derne erat to contribute. The honor of be ng third goes to Walter E. Duncan, of >iken and Co? lumbia, sure fit candidate for com? ptroller general. Mr. Duncan came down from the North, where he has been spending his'vacation and his first act was to subscribe to the cam? paign fund. Mr. Sparks will today send letters to the county Den ocritlc chairmen urg? ing that they appoint a great number Of good De moo-at a In each county to collect funds for tire party. The col? lectors will be I'urniehed with reden tiaJs. Dernocra* s throughout the state ( who desire to aid In thle campaign should get in teuer with their county chairman. Campaign treasurers are to be appointed In each county. **AAs1 eommunb*rtb>ns concerning the ejpjnpalgft should bj addressed to Joe Storks. 1102 Msln street. Columbia. Democratic leaders in Columbia yes? terday express* 1 tl e opinion that the fund will be colrei ted with little ef? fort "I do not etltcve that there 1* a Democrat In Pout i Carolina who will refuse to give $1.00 for Democracy's gammas," eaid A. F. Lever, member of the federal far n loan board and former cohgresman fron, the seventh district A letter will be sent today to the chairman of the cs npatgn parties un; Ins that the mattet of subscriptions to the dollar Democracy fund be present td at all camptlgrt meetings. Formal notice w is sent yesterday to Mr. Cox. the Itomocratlo presidential nominee thai a mmpalgn had be?en begun in this stale to help pay, Ho expenses of the campaign In the doubtful states Yachts Raco Again Today Shamrock Lfading Resolute by lit If ft Mile Sandy Hook. July 10.?The Sham? rock creased t ie darting line ahead of the Resolute and headed for the or? the flrs. lef of the triangular 30 mile course. The Shamrock crossed the line nearly a minute shead ot her rival but fouled he:- buHoner. The Res? olut? passed the Shamrock within the nret ten mlnutee of the race. At 12.S3, thirty ndnotee after the start, the Reeolute aas half a mile ahead, and sailing cattily, while the ?ham rock seeded In trouble with h satis. At one o'clock tie Resolute ran in? to a soft spot tin! the Shamrock re? gained a quarter >f a mile. At 1 10 the Shamrock poised 4he. Resolute and took the had At 1.45 the Sham? rock was half mile ahead and four mllea from the fiist turn. At two o'clock the Resolute had regained a quarter of a mile. Handy Honk. Juy 20.?The .Sham? rock and Iteeo! tie were due to arrive M the Starting po nt Of the race at 1125 today *> t 11.So the Reget tu committee reuuented a slgnul post? poning the start until later in the day, evidently In tie hope oi ? strong? er wtnt The hreete at that hour was about five knots. Ten minutes later the committee hauled down the post* ponemvnt signa,. (t was officially an? nounced that Captain Rurton would be at the Shamrock's wheel. Communist Congress In Petrogrrad Fifty-One Countries Are Repre? sented at (iteat Opening London. Julv it?Flflv one '-nun trlfs are represented at the second International communists congress whk'h opened In Petrograd July nineteenth, says j, Moscow wireless. mod April, 1950. "Be Just .881. LABOR BOARD MAKES AWARD Announce Greatly Increased Wages for Railroad Men TWO-THIRDS OF AMOUNT DEMANDED Railway Executives Will Ask Increased Freight and Pas? senger Rates to Meet Increase Chicago. Ju'y 20.?The Un ted States railway lal>or hoard today awarded neariy 1,000,000 organized railway workers, wage increases to? talling 600.000,000 yearly. The in? crease amounts to approximately 21 per cent of the present wage scale. Chicago. July 20.? Railroad offi? cials have declared that any increases awarded the men must be followed by corresponding increase in rates and they plan to tile new tariffs with the Interstate commerce commission as soon as they are prepared. Whether the award will stay the threat of a general railroad strike remains to be seen. The leaders of tbe unions will Immediately present the award to the general chairmen who are gathered bore to pass on its acceptancy. Chicago. July 20?The award is re? troactive to May first this year. The decision grants workers approximate? ly sixty per cent of the billion dollars increase they sought. The presi? dents of all leading brotherhoods and representatives of railroad mana? gers were present when the decision was made public. Washington. July 20.?Following immediately on the receipt of the la? bor board's announcement the railway executives here went into a conference to frame recommendations to the in? terstate commerce commission for a rate advance to fneet the udded ex? penses of six hundred millions to the carriers^ The commission now has under con? sideration the application of the car? riers for freight rate increases to pro? vide an added.income of $1,107,000,000 annually. This increase does not take into account any wuge advances. The railroad cxeculives said today that they would ask the commission to divide the expense created by an award on both freight and passenger rates but the proportion has not yet been determined. KingWilTcase Takes New Turnj Claim of Northern Trust Com? pany Disputed Chcago, July 10?Documentaly evi? nce to disprove the allegation of the Northern Trust company that Gaston lt. Means had obtained a I large part of the fortune Of Mrs. Majde A- King, widow of James C. King. Chicago millionaire, was in? troduced today in the King eonfest he?ring. Means Is the principal wit? ness for Mrs. Mary Melvin. sister of Ufa. King, who is seeking to hTf an alleged second will ot Mru. King's probated. Last week counsel for the North? ern Trust company sought to show that Means had Induced Mrs. King to withdraw money deposited with the Woodruff Trust, company in Polio! under a trust agreement and that he had obtained a substantial portion of this. The amount on deposit was placed at $2o0,ooo. Counsel for Mrs. Melvlu declared that records of the Woodruff Trust company showed that the trust fund at the time of its withdrawal amount? ed to 1172.000. Including notes for 934,000, leaving a balance of $138, 000. ? Correspondence was also Intro? duced that In December, 1914. several months before. Mrs. King became ac? quainted with Means she had been advised by an attorney to withdraw the funds. Other evidence Included notes of Mrs. Melvin for $35,000 lent to her after the withdrawal of the money, receipted bills for $25,001' for furnishing Mrs. King's New York apartment and $4.000 given for an automobile. Means read from a note book in which he said he had written bits of conversation with Mrs. King, in ef? fect quoted Mrs. King as saying: "Mr. King told me that in a will of 1901 he had provi led for building of un old men's home but that the will was not worth the paper it was written on." Another paragraph stated that about 1903. King told his wife thai In had bOOa attacked l>y blackmailers and that he ino\ed from one city to another cause he feared them. Farm Help Plentiful Kansas I *it> . Mo . .July 'Jn-The har? vest labor situation in Kansas and the Southwest is generally goad aooordlni ti. officials i.r the federal free employ? ment bureau in K msas City, Kail . and ih. Masourl Bureau of Farm Labor, .Minim ted bj Stats authorities with federal aid III Kansas City. Mo At Ihs opening of this month a sur? plus of (arm labor wax evident. There vv.oe a ntnnbtr of Instances ol men \%Ih, eamf back from the harvest field d?>< taring thai they had twee unable l< tiud emsloj neat, mid Fear Not?Let all the ends Tliou A 8UMTER, S. C, SATUI GOVERNOR COX MEETS LEADERS Roosevelt on Hand to Help With Campaign Plans MANY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS CONSIDERED Must Select Committee (Chair ' man and Establish National Headquarters Columbus, O.. July ID.?Democratic loaders gathered here today to' coun? sel with Governor Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt, the party's presidential and vice presidential nominees, on their national political, battle. The Democratic national committee meets at 11 o'clock tomorrow to or? ganize the campaign. Much prelimi? nary work was done today In con? ferences. Selection of) a committe chairman to inanage the campaign, naiaing of headquarters, choosing an executive subcommittee, ple.nB for financing the campaign, arrangements for sotifiea tion dates for the two nominees and their itin-erairies were the mjjor af? fairs to be considered at tomorrow's meeting. Governor Cox declined to ilespond to the request of Senator Hbrding, the Republican nominee, for derails of the Governor's conference with' Presi? dent Wilson yesterday on the league of nations. The governor said he would answer anything desirabl? in his acceptance address. Disinclination of Edmund H. Moore, national commltteeman from Ohio, and Governor Cox's floor manager at the San Francisco convention, to as? sume ? management of the campaign, left unsetlled tonight the election of a national committee chairman. Dover nor Cox said that in a telephone con? versation Mr. Moore indicated; that he did not desire the place, but wish? ed to serve in other and unofficial ca? pacities. "The question will be left to the committee," said Governor Cox. Mr. Moore's reasons for not wishing to manage the campaign were said by close friends to be a personal one, based largely on the necessities of his law practice at Voungstown. The committee chairmanship a'so w as discussed late today by Gbrernor Cox with Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut, the present chairman. Mr. Cummlhgs has stated that he wished to avoid the responsibilities and labor of another campaign, but many committee members were urg? ing that he be "drafted" by reelection tomorrow. Representative f'ordell Hull of Ten? nessee also was being urged as an I eligible. A number of commltteewomen chos | en under the new rule giving women equul representation were here for to? morrow's meaning and there was a disposition to give them places on the executive committee, possibly electing one woman vice chaipman. Woman suffrage leaders also are to tuge the committee to make another move to? ward ratification Of the federal suf? frage amendment. Norman B. Mack of New York, committee member, is to offer a resolution urging the Ten neaeec and North Carolina legislatures to ratify. Two American Avia? tors Are Missing Started *For a Flight Over Bol shiviki Lines Fail to Return Warsaw. July 20?Captain Arthur Kelley, of Richmond, Va., pilot with the Kosciusk squadron Is missing. He started for a flight over the Bol? shevik lines five days ago. Captain Merion Cooper of Jacksonville, Flor? ida has not been heard from since he began a flight over the enemy lines. July thirteenth. June Dairy Honors Clemson College Announces Winners For Past Month Nineteen Ouemteyt, thirteen Hol? steins, and one Jersey won places on the dairy honor roll for .lure, the highest honor going to a Holstein, Heaver I?.' m Nevada Alearta, owned ?>y EL D, Jordan, Ridge spring, s. c, luv.' production being 1792 pounds of milk and 61.7 pounds of butter-fat. The second honor was won by another Holstein. Princess Colle Paul 2nd. also pwned by 11 D. Jordan, for 17 S t lbs. Of mill; and 51.1 pounds of butier-fat. Third place went to Lena of Hroud burst, owned by J. M. Krvin. Darling? ton, for 10r.!i pounds Of milk and 53.4 pounds of butter-fat The records of the official tests for June show the following to have made the required 4<> pounds or more of but ter-iat Holsteins: J. K. Mayfield, Denmark. I; P, a. Baxley, Blackvllle, 5; H. D. Jordan, Ridge springs. 4; gt j, a. Lawton, Charleston, 2, Guernseys J, L, Mclntosh, Doves vlllOi 7; R. a. Smith. Lynclib n g. 1 ; R Iff, Cooper. Wisaekv. t; J, M. Kr? vin. Darlington, I; C s. McCall, Ben nettsville, I; a. M McKoown, Corn troll, I; J. w. w eir. Cornwoll, i; Ware Bhoals Manufacturing Co., 3. Jerseys; South Carolina Kxperlmeut Station, cieiuson College, 1? p iniH't ut lie thy Country'*, Thy (iod's a tDAY, JULY 24, 1920. TOBACCO PLANT-1 iERS WARNED Should Pat Their Money in Lo- ? cal Banks LOCAL TRADING CONTINUES GOOD Present Indications Fcr the Best Season Ever For the Local Market The South Carolina Taoa-jco Asso ciation is Bending; out advice to tin; to? bacco growers as follows: "HELP THE TOBACCO MARKET" 1st. By leaving your money In your local banks. There is little help to be had from the North on account of the money stringency, so the local banks and the local farmers must hold up the markets. If you do ruot leave money in banks market is sure to fall seriousjy. 2nd. Do not rush your tobacco on the market. Cure your tobaccos right and bulk down until they bleach. Only bright 1 tobaccos will sell good. 3rd. If prices fall below reason withhold your tobaccos from che mar? ket. 4th. Join the South Carolina Tobac? co Association. Do your part to keep up the prices. Tho tdbucco opening in every sec? tion of the state was a vreat success according to advices received from the various markets. Sumter's open? ing was very satisfactory and the prices were right.. The small amount of tobacco on the doors was a sign that the farmers are learning to hold their tobacco and not rush it all on the market at the first of the season, which tends to lower the price. If the present indications are correct, the outlook for 8umter this year is very bright for becoming the leading to? bacco mor <et in this section. The buy?rs, the warehouses and the tobacco are here and a great season is, expected. Resolute Is Leading Race Overtakes Shamrock and Runs Ahead Sandyhook. July 21.?A dead calm on the racing lanes prevailed this morning when the crews of the Sham? rock and Resolute prepared to make sail for the days contest. It looked at an early hour as if the contest might be postponed. At eleven thirty the Regatta com? mittee ordered postponement at fif? teen intervals. With scarcely a breath of air, both crews were impatient. The Shamrock \r, eager to add a third victory and take the cup while - the Resolute hoped to begin the task ot winning three straight. The 8hamrock led across line. The course announced was a beat to a point aboi:t eight miles off Asbury Park with o run back to the Am brose*Chainel light ship. Each leg consists of fifteen miles. The Sham? rock started* twenty-two seconds af? ter 1 o'clock. The Resolute crossed Hue 19 seconds later. At 1:25 the Shamrock had one eig h pltte l^a(1 and was gaining rapidly in a four knot breeze Five minutes later was leading by throe-eighths mile and at 2:22 th^ Resolute mad? up the loss and was leading by two hundred yards. General Strike Call? ed in Dublin To Demand Release of James Head, Anarchist Held in New York Dublin, July 21?A general strike was called in Dublin today in pursu? ance of the movement to secure the release of James Head of the trans? port works union, who is serving a sentence in New York cm conviction Ot being a criminal anarchist Peace in China Peking, July 21?Peace terms imounting to complete capitulation >f the military party has been offered by the army commander was declar? ed here today. The terms are being communicated to the leaders of the Chile faction. Republicans Meet Columbus. July 21?Members of the executive oommtttee of the republican national committee arrived here to lay for a meeting to discuss cam mlgn plans before going to Marion omorrow for the Harding notifiea ion ccremonies. Poles Push Back Bolsheviki Warsaw. July 10.- The long await - id attack of the Bolsheviki along the Ityr river In Volhonls began Monday ind has been repulsed by x< von Polish ({visions, according to an arms head m u ten announcement, DANIEL RICH IS GUILTY Of Manslaughter with Recom? mendation For Mercy WILLIS JONES TRIAL IS BEGUN Counsel For Defense Moves To Quash Writ of Venire, is Overruled Tim court of general sessions recon? vened on Wednesday morning at 9.SO. After the charge of the court in the case of Daniel Rich. Jr.. charged With the murder Of Eugene Cantcy, the jury retired to consider the case. The court then called the case of Willis Jones, charged with murder. The state said that it was ready, but Mr. Davis Moise moved to quash the vehtre on account of errors in the writs. Mr. Moise said: Mr. Moi*: Subject to a motion that we may have for a general con? tinuance in this case, we first move to quash the venire on the ground that the direction by the clerk of court for | the drawing of the jury is without cal? endar date, and the only date that does appear, to wit: the year of the Sovereignty of the Independence ot the United States of America, is th* year 1921, beginning July 4, 1920, and ending July 4, 1921. That the direction also contains no county, and that the sheriff of Sum tor county is not mentioned; that the drawing, therefore, of the jury for the present week, was without author? ity in law, and that the jury commis? sioners, if they, attempted to draw the jury, acted without authority in law, and, therefore, that this jury is null amf void, and that the petit jury for tltis week is without authority to try this or any other case. Also, it does not contain any date on the face of the instrument that the jury is to be drawn on. The direc? tion also to the sheriff to summon the jury was made before the jury was drawn, contrary to the statute, and has no date on which he summoned the jury to appear. During the arguments for both the state and the defense on this question, the jury returned and announced that ! they had found Daniel Rich guilty of ! manslaughter with a recommendation I for mercy. The fe/ense' moved for a new trial. Arguments were continued in the case of Willis Jone s. The state point/d out that the writ of venire w: s simply a custom and was not called for by law. therefore an error in it would not affect' the jury. After ar? guments that took up the entire morning. Judge Wilson sustained the state, after which court adjourned un? til 3.30. National Committee Makes Plans Special Campaign Committee and Headquarters To Be Se? lected Columbus, July 21?Chairman White, Treasurer Marsh and oth? r members of the Democratic Nation; 1 Commttee remaining here today aft* r yesterday's meeting were to meet with Cox today and map out further organization details, including a spec? ial campaign committee, location of several major headquarters, and ai rangementa for the notification cere? monies and finances. White, a for? mer Ohio congressman succeeds Hom? er Cuminings as the national chair? man. Christensen Would Release Debs Calls on Cox and Harding to Join in Demand Denver. July 21 ?Parley christen sen, the farmer-labor party candidate for president today telegraphed Hard? ing and Cox. suggesting that all cand? idates join in a demand upon Rresi- j dent Wilson, to immediately release) Bugone Dene, from prison. Prohibition Party Opens Convention Lincoln, Neb.. July 21.?The pro dilution party opened its thirteenth innual convention here today and prepared to devote much of the thn-o 'ays' session to jubilations over th< lownfall of John Barley Corn. In-1 llcations were that such matters AS I in- nominees and platfrm would give ,vay At least two days for t'1*' jubilee William Jennings Bryan Is apparent-1 > the favorite for the presidential lominee, but fri< mis here claim Ins ipeak for Bryan reit? rate the prevl* his statements that he would not ac ept the nomination. Erwin Bergdoll Has Surrendered New Vork. July 21?Erwin Rerg loii. a younger brother of Qcovei Heveland Bergdoll, who disappeared wo years ago and has since been ought on ehargea of draft evasion ur rendered toda> .<t Governor Island JUTHRON, Kstabll&hcd .Mm,. 1, 1 Vol. L. No. 46. COUNTY SCHOO ARE DBFENDE By Clerk of Boairi of Trus For District Seven SAYS REPORT OF GRAND JURY INCORRECT County to Have Hard Time Get? ting Teachers if Schools Are Thus Advertised \ Editor Hem: \\ i you be generous enough as to grant a little space in your paper for a brief statement of facts, as they exist, in reply to the leng hy report of the committee of the Grand Jury in their j report of the finding of conditions oC the public schools or Sumter county, which report, to say the least for it, painted a very dark picture and is a reflection not only on the county but on all parties connected in any way j with the management of the public schools. J will not attempt to answer for the other school districts, but in so far as their report refers 10 school district}" No. 7, in which Greei SAvamp and Lee schools are. At Green Swamp school seems to have been the first landing of this committee of inspectors. He*d they found nothing but desks and washer woman's stands. Now thig , committee must have takfrn an extern 1 ior view of things only. For had they taken an interior view, unless it was in the night Hme, and Heir eyesight any good at all, they cob d have seen in the | building blackboercs, maps, Charte, globe, library, recitation bench/ Htove, teacher's chair and table and perhaps a few other little pieces of furniture. But they say they only saw desks and the washerwoman^ stand and only one privy when tht law requires two privies. We are obliged for their knowledge of the law, but perhaps we knew the law before this committee was appointed. < For %heir information will say that* we* conferred with Dr. T. D. Kankin, the county physiciai at that time, who took this matter up with the State Board of Health, whose instructions were that under existing conditions, one privy at each of these school building was insufficient. This we give as our excuse for violating the law. One other suggestion for their informa? tion is that they coi Id have traveled a good deal less than they did, and ob? tained more accuiate data than it seems they were alle to obtain, b> making inquiry of the county superin? tendent of educafAo r. and members of the various boards of trustees. The washerwoman's stand might have been erected at Green Swamp school after the schjol had been clos? ed for the term, but don't think it we* there during the sel.ool session. Things in general are not as tony as we. would like thei \ to be. but are about as good as ca ibe afforded. With the dark picture painted by this com? mittee it is doubtful if teachers can be procured for the schools of Sumtcr county this term. This is only in defence of Green Swamp and Lee.sch >ols. Others have* the privilege of spouking for their districts. In conclusion wil state that I have the keys to these iwo school buildings, and will gladly open up lor the in? spection ot any one who desire to see which report of the condition'as they exut is correct. 9. W R;.l field. Clerk Board Trustees, Dist. 7. July iy, 11*20. Editor The Item: Wedgefield and her citizens usually take criticisms wh? n they are deserv? ed, but in the report of the commit? tee to the grand Jury on conditions of the public school In the county they were justified in recommending the painting of the building. It is our aim at some future time when wet get over the shock of the bond issue for; good roads, to have a better school building, but S7b*0 they said the school had no pri\ics. an injustice is done us. The School has two, one for each sex. This information could very easily have been had. W. H. Ramsey. Wedgefield, July Id, 1920. Great Plot in Turkey Revealed hy Wholesale Arrests in Constantinople Constantinople. July 21?Wholesale arrests ere re made here today in con? nection with the alleged plot to pro? mote a general upridng of Moslems agaiqst the foreign occupation. Con? fession of plotters ire reported to have implicated high officials of one entent power in th> alleged conspir *cy which was directed chiefly against treat Britain. Harding Will Speak Delivers His Acceptance Ad? dress at Marion Marion. July fI ?Hsrdlng's speech if acceptance to b, deUveved here to norrow is expected by his associates to give prominence to the foreign volley and the league Of nations and o advance the ceeipelgd toward a iquarely Joined lasua between th?? wo political parttagj