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Consolidated Aug. 8,1 SM?.- ? . -' . - . -" COURTHOUSE NEEDS REPAIRS Architects Submit Recommen? dations For Alterations CONTRACTORS TsKED 1 TO BID ON WORK County Seat Wi 11 Be Put in First | Claao Condition as Soon As Possible An authority of the Clerk of the Board, we wore directed to Inspect the-| building, noting conditions and to ad Vise in a report at the next inserting Theee recommends ions are mado Under head of "Ftecoinmondatiois." InspeeUdn was mads of the building tnroughout and was found to be in a very bed state, lequlrlng immediate attention The f dlowing list cover* to detail condlUona and cause. RICPORT 1. First Floor -Cuter walls at N. K corner cracked, caused by settle? ment ot foundation. 2. First Floor?Outer walls at 8. M. corner craeketl, caused by settle? ment of foundation. S. First Floor?Tile floor in corri? dors cracked. Irregular and sunken, reused by shrinkage and too thin a 4. Fleet Floo ?Stained and wet waits and Ip some instances, the plas tertng^haa faUen or is about to fall. This condition is to be found In ever? room , caused by leakage of water and in some cases from toilet rooms above. I. Second Floor-Trucked walls, stained, broken or loose plastering occurs in about the game places as oil first floor The court room has sev? eral leaky places, but so far. has not been srtously damaged.. As the decora? tive and relief piaster work In this room la both expensive an difficult to replace, some means should be taken Immediately to protect mane. I. Exterior?All window sills, ex eept those protected by portico on front, are either cracked or broken; therefore no protection is given the walls underneath. Other masonry, particularly the pecUment* over the t/indow groupings and entrances, except those und er i ot - tsao on front, are cracked, deca>?d and in some Instances parts are brok? en away. This masonry Is of cement and sand reinforced by iron Pipe and 1? ex* tremelv porous. Thin was probably Seed a*, a unhfltltute for Ume stone; as It la cheaper. Failure ot this material as outline Was due to absorption of water, which either rusted away the reinforcing. Which H im i? th sui !"? ?'. h\ freezing; or both f. Roofing The ro >r. which Is of copper , is in a bad condition entirely. II The surface show* n ill holes' and at Hie eeams poor workmanship at lay-] Inf. We understand that the roof was I onron blown off by win I and again re> | placed. This m Itselt would render fbe sheets dlfileuIt to handle and no foubt ae< mints for its unworkmanlike) appearance. Further, vie note that the flashing is very shallow in places and that the cmnter dashing in some In? stance* la ,uaeleee by failure to shed water. In addition lo this, the copper is considerably lorroded ?? tdmwn by analyspi ,tmt report of the 8t. l^mi* Hamphng and TeMlm; Work?, H> whom we s*-nt simples, whb h is herewith " . attached. Most of the damage to walls < ?Hing, etc.. referred to above caused t.% !?? iks in roof. * Koller Plant. Radiator*, etc ?roent. i \v* have had a heating engineer to 9 over the system, In addition to onr ftves who reports as follows: Automatic ?ontrols at boiler out ot order and all radiators requiring new air valves. The boiler was found to re absolutely choked by soot and rshea showing inattention or oareles:? nese on part of the boiler man. AH celling in boiler room, which I* planter over wooden luths has fallen away and should be removed ontlrely and suspended ceiling of a tire proof material substituted. With the requirements above men? tis nod the plant should consume about *,;|l?t less fuel and rn-ut satisfactorily. Uaaement. Toilet Room?Where! fred wires building. appears opening through wall which admbs ? eurface water from outside Recommendations Recommendations following refer to paragraphs by number of the nt.ov report. I Rs l irst Floor Outer walls et K. Wt. corner cracked caused by ?et tlement of foundation >md we thin! has reached its limit; as it in no W?y e.(danger* huihtna. Kurth, i un> ^?1 aft M> repair and result to ho oh , e Ulned. we do ie.i fe. | wi.ul.l m.-aifx the expense ' S. Re Fh 1 1 The ih.-.r re feseed to m*> be remedied by taking up and re -.-iimr. 4 Ms First Flu? r All Mil Im d. wet walle and celling, requires that all ' rokeg or loose phiMt?>ring ?>?? takei dOWn ar.d be replaced. Where stain* oegsie and has not seriously damaged it> plastering we do not think wll hevc to be femoved this we do not * '< know and can nnlj tell i>. closei i em Ins t log and learn to what depth this stain has penetrated. After tins It will be necessary i.calcimine oi point gl walls and celling ami perh ? renovate the woodwork. t. fie: Heooml Floor This should be ewuie M rec^muiended in pa im DATES SPEAK; Small Crowd Out at Privateer Meeting v > CANDIDATE FOR LEGISLATURE LACKING Speakers Move On to Wedge field Tomorrow and Expect Large Crowd Out Tho candidates for the various county offices, opened their campaign at Privateer Wednesday. All the candidates for county of flpSg were present and addressed a small, but earnestly attentive body of cltisens. presenting their claims In a compelling way. Messrs. Belser and Jackson repre? sented the aspirants for Ihe Legisla? tive honor. The third candidate for the Legislature not having quali? fied was necessarily absent. Senator Clifton was called upon for a few remarks, which were given In his usual felicitous manner. The crowd then attacked an army of watermelons which were provided for them and all the candidates re? turned to town pleased by their re? ception, having divided the applauw equally between the contestants foi each office. The 'candidates will speak at Wcdgefield Friday and it is hoped that a large crowd of voters will b* present to hear the various candi? dates. British Would Help Polish Forces Paris. July 2D.?The British mission to Poland recommended today the im? mediate sending of munitions to that country and the employment of six hundred French and two hundred British officers and the regrouping ot the Polish army. League of Nations Council Meets San Sebastian. Spain. July 29.? Members of the council of the league of nations arrived from Paris today They hsld Informal conferences In preparation fur the opening of tin full council meeting tomorrow. _ graph 4. except that the court room which is the least damaged may bt h it untouched. We suggest however that it wend he well to treat this room also, as, It la stained and dingy from dust and use. We again urge that leaks occuring In this room be tmmed lately stopped if only temporary. ft. lie: Kxterior- All window sllh referred to we recommend be taken DPI entirely and replaced by llmeston* sills. Other masonry referred to should also he replaced; hut SS auternate. suggest that pieces now broken away ami needing replacing may he mould? ed of the same material. This and al' other of the composition stone should be thoroughly cleuttcd and given a treatment of water proofing. At thb point, we StHtgeot that all stone work bo eleehed by sanding or chiseling ? ind to receive water pioorlhg treat nvent. 7. Rc: Roofing - The roof which is of Copper and condition^ully covered In flu reg4 r: and accompany? ing report 1 y the it, Louis' Sampling & Testing Works. ? (?f course it is difficult to adjust our minds to the thought that copper roof? ing should fall, but there have been many instances whore chemical action has entirely destroyeed the roof in a few years' This particularly true of OOppOt roofs where the rush of water is not KUftlciont to clean it of sediment. Wi recommend that a new roof be Applied of 30 to 40 pond tin. We fur ther recommend that this roof be painted fin the umh-r side two <.oats of palnl before laying, and that after laying receive one coat and another coat within one year." Also that the roof receive u eo.it of palnl regularly every 4 years and a that a memoran? dum be placed on the books In its proper plac?'. so that this painting win go under the head of "current expenses." This shootd assure a good roof for from 40 to 75 years The copper ahold t*e sohl to the highest bidder and amount derived should go a long ways in Covering the expense of the tin roof. R. Re: Boiler Plant ROCOOV ment that heating system be worked over nid remedied in accordance with the report, and further that colling und stds wallt adjacent to boiler be removed and replaced l?\ suspended ^Oiling with OObOOtOt sheets. I l.'e It.'iMcjncrit Toilet Koom ?Where openiag appears at the point where feed S/lrOl enter the building. we recoon'msnd thai this as properly I'Omented and water proofed. This Is, o guard against Roodtng baeemsnt loors and short eiriuitini* or ground gSjgl of they* wires In the above 0M da nOI pretend to know oi say uli.it the probable COSi s'lii i?? This sen only tie determined r?y accurate eetlmetea, which on tu* ihortt) by notion of this board vv" aflll ? ill f<-r HeapSt i I ully submitted. JOHNSON ?V: DBAU .1 If Johnson, Fred R, Deal Addition Of ventilation third Storj and roof. Ought to he vents under front porch. Uid Feftr Nut?i ah all the ends Thou / SUMTER, 8. OL 8 AT Dl NEWBRIDGE OVER SANTEE Highway Department Plans to Span River Soon WILL PROBABLY BE CONSTRUCTED AT. PARLER Stock Company Will Be Organ? ized to Finance Important Proposition Columbia. July 29.?A number of Columbians together with citizens of Orangobi-.rg and Clarendon counties are interested in the erection of a bridge over the Santee river between the two counties near Parier, and tentative plans are be'-ig made for the formation of a stock company, to erect a toll bridge. The bridge will be of importance to the whole state. The new span will be on roads al? ready mapped out by the state high? way commission. It will traverse a fine farming section and ? will bring lbout much development of the terri? tory. Plans have been made by the highway department to cross the Santee near Parier, and for some? time leading citizens in Sumter, Clar? endon. Calhoun and Orangeburg counties, all of which will be benefit Mi by the bridge, have been trying *o get the counties to Issue bonds for the contsruction of the span. So far nothing has been done. The citizen? of the territory traversed by the pro? posed state highway have recently 'aunched the movement for the toll bridge. The stock company will be capital? ized at a quarter of a million dollars or thereabouts. It is roughly esti? mated that the bridge will cost $250, )00 or $300.00. It is stated that this bridge will mean much to the entire state, ll will afford a short route between Sumter nad Charleston. It will af ford a direct road into Orangebure county from, the Pee Dee section ind it will also be of value to thr farming interests of Clarendon and Orangeburjr counties. The citizens proposing to form the stock company will probably make some more defi? nite announcements of their plans at in early date. A Question of Law federal Prisoners Set Up Claim That Judge Cannot Sentence For Less Than One Year Columbia, July 28.?A case which gill decide once and for all the qm?s lon of whether a prisoner can be sent o a Moral prison for a term as short is one y? ar, Or not, Is to be decided n a case instituted here this wej k. o be grgued first before Judge H. A. .1. Smith in Ashevtllo Saturday. There are three prisoners in tin rtiohlaud county jail, s. If. Bugers, JO, If, iiogers and O. B. Wells. The) .vcre Convicted before Judge Smith in I Joumbia set year of vioating the aws against distilling whiskey and .\ere sent to I he Atlanta federal peni entiary foi a terra 01 one year saeh< A few days ago the men appeared, hrough an attorney, before Judge Ibley, of the North (icorgia district, ind secured a writ of habeas corpus, bOd they wer?- sent back to Columbia. They have been In the Uiehland jab iince the last of last week. On Monday C. T. CJraydon, attorney .or the men, served notice on Henrj ?V. DesPorn s, Kichland county jailer, uni on I niled plates Marshal Sims at Orangeburg, tha^he would appear be? t?re Judge Smith, who is uow sitting .vith the United States Court of Ap? peals at Asheville, and argue for a Aiit of Habeas corpus, to require Jailer DeePorttS to release the prison? ers, on the ground that Judge Smith .otild not sentence them to a term ol one year. Usually such sentences .ire for a year and a day, or more. Mr. Oraydon will appear before Judge Smith on Saturday ot this week. It is suited that regardless of Judge Smith's decision the ca'se wi'l be car? ried to the circuit court of appeals for a final decision. It is Stated that the case brought by the three men was instigated within the walls of the federal prison in Atlanta. The story goes that a for iner Judge Is now serving a sentence in the Atlanta prison and that he pre pared ths Reel papers In the case for the three men who are making the tight for their freedom. The importance of the case lies in the laet that it will settle once and for ail, it is stated, the question of w hello i ;i prisoner can be sentenced to Onl) a year in 8 federal prison. The three men are being held at ths Kichland Jail pending ths outcome of the case. McAdoo Supports Cox New Ymk. July William <;. McAdoo has announced lhat he has consented to deliver some speeches in behalf of <\>X durin? the coming pica Identlal campaign, Strike in Chile Buenos Aires, July II.?A revolu? tlonar) general strike |.s reported in Putnn Arenas, Chile. It was declared that several weiv killed in a Hash wlth (he Police ami soldiers. Lims't ?t be thy Country's, Thy (iod's a; RDAY, JULY 51 1920. CANNING CLUBS OfTEREDPRlZES Early Start Urged in Prepara-J tion for Fair CHAMBER OF COM MERCE WILL HELP Many Attractive Premiums Will Be Offered Industrious Boys and Girls Miss Caro Truluck. home demon tration agent, la urging her elubs to | make an early start towards prepar-i ing their canned ind preserved goods' for the 19 20 Sumter County fair. She hopes to have a great many com-1 munity booths from the numerous women's and girls clubs this fall as i the premiums have been doubled 6ver' previous years. Bethel School club holds a special meeting tomorrow to make arrange? ments for trat community booth at the fair and to select the best prizo winning home raised and home can? ned and preserved foodstuffs and other competitive material. Bethel School community ciub is a live wire organization of progressive ladies and girls that will make all other clubs sit tip and take notice to win fhe capital prize at the 1920 fair. Providence School (Privateer Township) Lone Oak In Shiloh Township, General Sumter School, The Baker School, The Salem School ?both in Mayesville towlhuhtp?all of which have wideawake and hust? ling home rerrfonstration clubs and progressve ladles and girls are get? ting their booths ready and they will make all competitors get a move on themselves to win out. Miss Truluck has decided to offer six prizes for community booth con? tests as follows: First prize $150,00; second prize $125.00; third prize $100.00; fourth prize $75.00; fifth prize $50.00; sixth prize $25.00. There will be numerous, indiviual contests for women and girls in num? erous departments. A new feature will be ^premiums for best "made over" garments. The Sumter Chamber of Com mores will join with Miss Truluck in asking the business establishments of Mauler to offer attractive prises un? der the annual "Sumter Business Men's Premium List" to the girls, and ?vill also join County Agent J. Prank Williams in getting business men's premiums f?r the boys' pig and corn club contests. Every premium offered by a Sum? ter business establishment is jpub lished in the annual county fair premium lists and otherwise widely published throughout the county'. State National Guard Small - ! Little Interest Taken in Mili? tary Affairs Columbia, July 29?Only about one-fourth of the National Guard strength* allotted to South Carolina, lias bang recruited, according to fig? ures anounced here today. These are from tnt* war department, at "Wash? ington. South Carolina's quota In the National Guard is 1895. To date 475 Guardsmen have been recruited. This condition is not blamed on the adjutant general's office, because that department, it is stated, has made every possible effort to recruit Guard companies In ihe state. There seems to be, it is stated, a lack of in? terest in military affairs oi\ the part of the public. A telegram from the war depart? ment received here today states that 'some states increased tremendously in the enlistments between April 1 and July 1. but South Carolina re nained stationary, with 475 men". It \9 stated, however, that the units al? ready formed are scattered over the state, so as to ? provide protection in case of trouble. Highway Department i On Guard I For All Auto Drivers Who Re- \ fuse to Purchase Licenses ' Columbia. July 29?The South 1 Carolina highway department today j announced the appointment of a second law-enforcement Officer, William J. Courtney, of Columbia. The first officer is A. C. Coward. These two officers will spend their time rounding up IndrvHdun's and dealers who refuse to take out OUtO ' mobile licenses. Mr. Courtney has had eighteen years eaperience In de I teetiVS work and is highly esteemed life has lived in Dayton, O.. and In I Columbia. Highway department officials stale thut their desire is n>t to prosecute automobllists, but merely to collect the money tine the state for the cause of good toads, as provided in the highway act The department would much rather collect the license than to prosecute car owners or dealers, though In some cases prosecutions have been necessary, Poles Retreat London. July 29.- Advanc. s along virtually the whole front Sgalntl the Poles is reported in a Mos-ow wire less meeenee. nd Truth's." THE TRUE S< STATE NEWS OF INTEREST ? " t South Carolina Organizes For, Dollar Democracy CLEMSON TIGERS RETURN TO LAIR Spartanburg Citizens Formu-r late Constitution For State Traffic Organization Columbia, July 28?South Carolina Democrats are rapidly organizing lor the campaign to raise funds for \ne national Democratic campaign. The dollar Democracy plan is proving very popular and reports received from na Itanal headquarters indicate that It | may be adopted in a great number of ttatea It is commonly known in high party circles that the Republican party pi raising an abnormal fund to win the ?lection. . Clemson College, July 28.?A huge crowd of "Tigers," no room for fami? lies, no room for any visitors, and no appeals of colled ions; these were con j elusions of the entertainment commit - I tee on the Clemson home coming at a meeting yesterday at which final ar ? rangemrnts were planned for the big event. The capacity of the dormitory and the mess hall, It seems certain I now, will be taxed to care for the ? "boys" themselves. Edgefield, July 28?The senatorial j campaign meeting was held here in the court house today, the meeting be Jing presided over by J. L. Mims, coun? ty Chairmen, who called upon the Rev. P. P. Blalock to open the meeting with prayer. The audience was large and representative, there being about I 400 people present. j Columbia. July 28?A meeting of men recently selected at the gathering, in Spartanburg to formulate a consti? tution and by-laws for the proposed South Carolina Traffic association, which is to handle statewide trans? portation problems, was held at 1 o'clock at the chamber of commerce hall yesterday, when a suggested Con? stitution was formed and plans for the I organisation made and temporary >?f flcsrs elected. Winnsboro. July 28?About 100 farmers and business men of Falrfield coun.y held a/ meeting at th*? court ho.use today at 12 o'clock to discuss the aims of the cotton association and tho marketing and grading of cotton. The meting was called to order by D. R. Coleman, president of the Ches? ter county association. A. A. Mc Keown, district demonstration agent, outlined the object of the meeting. j Columbia, July 28?John E. Swear IngSn, state superintendent of educa? tion. Is preparing to make again a study of the Democratic club rolls' work being a continuation of that begun in 1914 and repeated in 1916. The signatures of the*Democratic vot? ers furnis ha fairly rcliable?indcx to educational accomplishments in the state. Mr. Swearingen wants to know how many men signed the club rolls j with a cross mark. I Laurons, July 2S. -Senator Dial has gone to Washington to handle person? ally several matters of public interest j on which he has been working. He j win see Admiral Benenn chairman of j the shipping board, In behalf of the Baltimore and Carolina coastwise steamship service, and will discuss cotton export problems with the treas? ury , and commerce departments., probably also with important New York exporters. Columbia. July 28.?Adjutant J. V. Breazeale has come back to Colum? bia, after an absence of 11 years, to take charge of the work of the Salva? tion army in this city. He succeeds Capt. C. M. Bills, transferred to Sa? vannah, after a service of more than one year here. The change has al- j ready been effective. Chester. July 28.?Thieves entere I the store room of J. L. BchlOSburg last night and made away with be? tween $600 and $700 worth of gen' ' furnishings, which Included sever A suits of clothes, *ehoes, shirts etc. Entrance to the store was gained by removing a pari of the skylight and the use of a rope. After helping themselves the thief or thieves wen; out the rear of the store. G. 0. P. Committee Discusses Coming Congression? al Campaign Chicago, July 29.?j. \i. McCarl, ex? ecutive secretary of 'he national He publican congressional committee, conferred hers today with Senator New. regarding the assignment of ?peakera for the meet in the congres ifonal campaign. Suffrage in Holland Brussels Julj 29.?The chamber of deputies have voted to revise .he con ititutlon, especially the article dealing with suffrage, to accept the principle hat any future parliament may vote tuffrage In women without neceasltal ing a new revision of the const It U( on )l 111 Ito.v. I Mal.IM? ,1 Jane 1, IBM. Vol.L. No. 47. POLES STILL ON THE RUN Bolsheviki Continue To Push Them Back Along the En? tire Front -*M RUSSIANS WILL OCCUPY SUWALKI Negotiations for Armistice Will Not* Begin Until Bolshevik Have Made Good Their Po? sition Warsaw. July 28.?The Polish re? treat eontinues along the entire front. Reports from Bolshev.k sources in? dicate that the Bolsheviki intend to occupy Suwalki before beginning the. armistice negotiations set for Friday. Automobile Tax Dodgers State Highway Department Em? ploys Agent to Round Up Car Owners Failing to Pay License Columbia. July 28.?There , are many car owners of the state dodging: the law requiring the securing of oar licenses, and that theie are also deal? ers not using required licenses, ac? cording to reports reaching the state highway department, and in order to cope with the situat on the depart? ment is planning to put on an addi? tional law enforcement officer, to round up our car license dodgers. One officer, A. C. Coward, is now working for the department in lining up dodg? ers. Mr. Coward has just returned from the Piedmont section where he found a large number of violators of the law. and one case in Spartanburg is now being pushed, in which a dealer in second hand cars is operating with? out a license. The dealer contends that he does not have to have a li? cense to sell used cars, but the high? way department points to an opinion rendered by the attorney general, to the effect that a dealer in second hand "ars has to have one license. Mr. Coward reporta to the high? way department that on his passing through Greenville on his way back to Columbia he passed through the business section of the iety and saw on one block 13 cars withot licenses. On f.nother block he saw nine. His report shows*, that he found in Union and Spartanburg. with a partial in? vestigation in Newberry. 25 dealers who were operating without licensed from the highway department, and? an equal number of individuals who were driving cars withot licenses. Mr. Coward has now gone into the Pee Des section to round up license dodg? ers. The War on Illiteracy Lay-By Schools Being Conduct? ed in Many Counties to Teach Adult Illiterates Columbia, July 28?Several hundred "l*ay-hy" classes are being organized throughout the state as a part of the state-wide anti-illiteracy campaign now being waged. TTjfcOSo classes ar? being formed in the rural sections, while the planters are spending the "lay-by" month of August. Miss Will Lou Cray field agent of the illiteracy commission, which is waging the campaign against illiteracy returned yesterday from the Piedmont! section, where she aided in launching the campaign in Pickens, Anderson. Greenville and Laurers. These and many other counties of the state are thoroughly organized for the cam? paign and many (lasses are being formed. The organizations have been aunched by the school trustees of the counties. Charleston leads the state In illiter? acy poplation. . Tahere1 are 14.721 il? literates over ten years of age. a per? centage of 21.2. Sparta nburg has 12. 64 4 illiterates, a percentage of 21.3. Anderson has 10.2X8. a percentage of 21. York has 9.2oa 27.1 per cent oC the population. < M am. eburg has S. 782 illiterates. 22.t per cent. Sumter has G.56K 21.2 per cent and Florence has |,0t7 which is 24.1 per cent of the population according to the 1910 cen? sus figures. Large numbers of school teachers are working with adult illiterates dur? ing August. They are paid one dollar an hour provided the enrollment in a class is ten or more, w t h an average kttendance of Bve. Germany Offers to Help Fight Reds Condition on Addition of Terri? tory and Reduction of Peace Terms Paris, July It.?Oenerel Gudendorf s reported t<? have ofYe'ed to raise a Million and a hall soldiers to ti?ht UtS bolsheviki in Russia in "exchange for he return to Germany of Posen and he annulment of pertain clauses in1 he Versailles treaty f gsj