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Interest ^i i ufmuraw* wlttout rfc to mercy befoie Judge m Ore*nvlUJi lbut winter nted s> ue# t rial in a i? by the tvureme ... ^^rulinn. Wj>l'e ?tl the tH** appeal were not tus luehr by the oqvl. the BhJtftonsty ut the opinion ItH Should Have a nfw trial, ihm ' was by , Jundge T 'U mjstt cgse attracted much fiu.nu* fts trial and Uis prln of thi- tragedi' are still , iri^meftd. shot lud killed ibsr in Taw.! His wifs had left Mrog t* the testimony *nd J?e ti eeimsnt jor ih< whiskey i tettrmu^r tene><> lo.ih^V sober hi was Labt mal map of tnsai^"a?bfiet up 'by ??# andwas shown sec or d lesA|s>Qv?y. thai three was a v Insbhtt? on both the mater interns! sidY* He web f gu nd of mur?W snd was' sentenced i Wullen wsa stayed by the en. H? has* now been greni Uial. by the supreme court K**tf**we, .Inly Clelser Pgr " e/gro foreman en Ute plants 4 ft. wauaomaker, pear town, ant this njpraing by* a named tetgisr Kr/>M cetved.lt *ee*ne, that Fsr tbtp the neid where plptisjhtpg wer?s ?Iii Tmreene. who Is a h strength struck ?etgler. a lad. with a stick bring bis kW*. Ket$les srose. onw shout the* knees, trip snd got ou* his knife and or* hret on the1.tegs and l4r a* rte ceutff reach * seid, lb badly cat in en ?tri? twoy although it be Ijat' hin wounds are eerioue m~urbVe tatai hp. J?lx U~J?ni* tnkrf. mm* k rfVem oTs train e> of the South pe awabdut *o* ty.;w-TvW*Jer of th?r% 'tfufa. dspfh at the ??fie\oiseh We *H? xvefy rfeeV future, gotten bvCieut ittfd gtateg.engj r. of. Ceihrberoe y. Tge'ctfrnnel ft the *e*er an? yone T#41' at mean eedbii 4#4 wit 61 b> family rspoken of hi* idJfQfti r!i that ee i* mir. ' *n? s^^fbfli sons Iff dTlriue tne^sar he nab be^l^h tKe ajsi*ciatrOn rfciriatyltlCFeotWi after B*odi IT o'clock' Sh cutomobMe <*oVrte*om* fix negroes #n route Home' t4 O^uJftMa. from ChAr'otte where tsfitewbuiefct et the brides oh; fbllway a few miles frohi ttibre'lb ti very short obrVe 'bribe*. Klee */ th? six neijrocs were burl, three of Whom 1/ H?tt.' two4 of whom hbve and. another ris expected te IHH: XH wer? Urouf bXto the fhes 4e>?tfMtnnrtur >~ lick, inly it?One of tho _lrhos brestHit hbt ck.< urrod bleu of sitCortnkk since the ??as \%m\ whleb swept one ( an entire Motk ot tl^e toWn ;.lernoon. lb Its puth five resi were dMro>^d. sdUlllng ao tietv 11 .*? Ado loss In buddings uvnlturr Tits fire siem? to have ukted in tbt ceiltni of it store the residence oivned by John tlhsm. a \d t. N ftrotvn and iN-CUlued Mr Torbett bei atnee, e .we to hi. Matthews. 4iity' H?Th.? ginnery ef vV ft Ahls wan burned Um night with a loss off ?tj^oo. ami today the tatrn rtf r W. "Vshnamnket s-as de strayed e?tth mi 1o?h of IS.Mn farads .Inly ; Noll sieevila have aeAf ibed in menwi n.u uumix%rs In all ?e<^nie> of Kuli?*.* renrtty within the ?n |>rs]anieatum to tnstrurt now to -omhat the weevil p*k ten dsys am) the buelhesn men egg'rermsre ere Isktrg rt^i^ to fermi fa rm tri I ?\' 1 Clsseter. July 17 Official* of I he SeatoSrd Air Mm hav- annotmceil lMl* a nee e?4?enfer irUtlon will he* i omeleted for Chnftter bi'lurt Oct. I. Cfnnbls. July IT?sergeant Lyda ? od KrtvHip Langst on of Csinp .lack goft werr seriously lnh<r?d In an auto meldls accident neu Ibookland sarly ?bst morning' tWef Hbuse Burned T+witf f^irtifien Overcome in 'Aftitfar tbt Mt Anrtour Packln* iftant '?hbigo Jeiy 1% Twenty tliemen vww'e oVercome lod>iv while" lighting a flr;\that destr9feif the beb? hntjse <?f clw Armnur A t'o. plant. T-??? Alton*?? GetWnl and Insurance Commissioner Studying Ques? tion of Licensing Salesmen in this State Columdi, July 2S? - Sum M Wolfe attorney general, arid W. A. Mcttwaln, ^tate lds\irancc commissioner, are this SfternOon i un(i rring together regard? ing itic oh development situation hi Texas und Its relation to South Caro Una, Where many of the development companies want to sell stock. Attoi ney (Jeheral Wolfe and Insurance rVimrolHSfOner McSwaln have both re? cently .visited the oil fields of Texus apd they both secured first-hand in? formation regarditujr'the situation. Mr. Wolfe returned only this week. Htn'n officials dot la re tnat the sale Of Stocks In i?ct)posed otl developments Is a line of business that has been worked tu the limit. However, at tha present time activity along this line 1? somewhat at a standstill and th o State. Is not heilig bombarded by stock sale?nWn as It was some months ego. This is *fue"*t? the temporary tight money situation, resulting from re? cent restrictions imposed" by the fed #"ra| rfaserve banking system. How over tlx oil development business is overnrimlng some parts of Toxas. and many( states are being worked' by salesmen. Both the loturanee commissioner and the attorney general state, follow iQg their Texas visits, that the well-es t ah) lehr d ot] concerns are not usually the'von"s that go.far from home to sell their stock, g^mrbotU olficlals warn the people of South Carolina against purchasing ttOuk from agents, tin lets: ftUch agfnts cap present licenses Is shed t>> the Insurance commissioner. . Tbv insurance cowmtsfoiier invrsti gates f?very company before* licenslpg the ggent* u> solicit stock-subscribers in Smith Carolina While on his trip to Texas Atto. ne> 0??*ful Wolfe stopped In Atlanta for a conference with the attorney gen ?m)V office there regarding the suit over the boundary/betwecu the two sla'tee. Mr. <tVolfev did not find the Georgia attorney general In hts office or In the Cleoraia capital, so the con? ference was postponed. However, Mr. Wblfe expresses confidence that South CMroihoA>lll win In the cgse^brought bjr tbe state of floorgta .to prove that the South' Carolina side or the stream la he boundary between thjc spates' Health tarnl/hs clsimd that the middle of the strci m to thV line, the ease is psUding before the Unit.*! states Bpreme Court und vwill be Heard in fctober I W1D Pay Mo>e faxes Milts Reiset Owlr Lkst Y??r ? ? ?"Columbia4. ,JuiyV 27~Xn IrWr'aaye in iSsessment against the'co'.fim; uilits^oV ha State hs? betti mHdVby^he djbiufV 7erb1lna Tux, <?Mtftl?st?n- of rfcpa:tl He t?r|*4 tnfi'&*k' oKffiyj cits} /of ?ro^rj? m.tf?.'i?^ ' >rt y lottos. ih^mV>lsti Wm ...j**<tfiA>i t^ajm'a^seWnt*!? ie>l than tw%rii^if?J>fr &m*4Xf in * adrtirtmefit jmto*. *. ~l ' %.;.* if ' The total ^S?^tyteiU agaimd Hie ?ofidu r?UU it t$c Igate ?wpjpm Is' ihs bgsH ol-forty-\pb. per cent.of the etal vhlile'or the textile property, Is \v thl% >rsr, i\l announced by the a\ commls$ioh tb?aV, iM.Tfi. t?o/-tfs ohlpared with Ij^.s^n.ast) for last ,*ar. ait incrf.lsd of ,t 1 4'.881.-^0. Spartn'n'burit cduhty pa^s the most ,tl'H nit milt property, the"assessment kgiilftst textile pthnts for thai county whng $J?."H2,n8or ag%tn$t Ihlity millti. Ireenvlile county is a close second* fts ullls bring assessed at $8,652,t'00 with weuty fo\ir irllHs. Anderson is third, he assessment totaling $5.'.MU.I0<I, igSlhst 20 mills, rtlchland has 8 mills, tssesned at $2.552,600. ?ther counties ?a\ isrge amounts of taxes on cotton nth property also, hi Charleston here are tlpreo textiles plants, asses ?et! of $770.170. In York there/or* ioventeen. assessed at $2.154,??!!?.?? Or M ige burg has two plants, assessed at 1165.00O 1 Is ststed that no line of industry n south Carolina has made ss much money ss have cotton milts, during he last few year*. Cotton mill stocks ?re geling at high prices, the. mills ire. paying gooff wages, the plants In rtnny cases sre being enlarged, cap tsl stocks are Increased. The tux comflislsion has notified the nllla of ,the gsnessments und bus irked that if there are any exceptions o be raised. Ihe mills will be heard >n wed deeds? snd Thursday of this iVi-ek. The assessments afc based on statements of proi?erty value submit led bv the mills themselves. The com? mission assesses all property in the stete st forty-two per cent of full value. Dayton Will Hold Great Celebration Democratic Committee Will Ac? cept Any Amount For War Chest l>ayton. July 29.?The city Is in I blggS of color today in preparation fdr the nonpurtlran home coming cel? ebration tomorrow in honor of Co\. ?'ux odny again set aside ull his af? fairs for the composition of his ac ceptaneo address hoping b? liuHh it tontet row. Soviet Revolution Wurage/i f?? Iv A Soviet ravotu tlon Ims started in Kovno when- the Lithuanian government has been ox artbtnwn, aopoecflng to reports. No details Iihvh be??u received * ' I ^HE perfect con 1 struction of THORNHILL \ WAGONS insures I long wear, light ! draft and complete I satisfaction. j* Have just received shipment . of good old Soui hem Standard 60 Track Wagoner. W. B. BOYLE CO. Sumter, S. C. Maity WorknVen Idle j Ftftfl Shortage Causes Shut: Down of Gary Manufacture ing Plants Gary. Ind.. July ZH?Five thousand workers here in manufacturing plants an* idle as the result id" a fuel short? age. - Japan Preparing For War Income Taxes Increased to Per? mit of Army and Navy Ex- ! pansion ' .ToJcio. July 28.?The house of peers has adopted the hill providing Income jtrtses to permit army and naval ex- j tensions. ? Preferential Rates I Suspended; Inter-State Commerce Commis? sion Abrogates Section of Merchant Marine Act Washington, 'July L'S.?The inter- 1 slate commerce comfolssloh today I suspended until January 1st the sec- ! tion Of the merchant marine act per? mitting the railroads to give profcr rutia" rates to e> ports moving in American vessels. Ch?fgidwith Professionalism American Trap Shooters in Olympia Games Protested by , Swedish Sportsmen Antwerp, July B7.?Tlie newspaper Etoll Beige, commenting of the trap shootings events of the Olympic fttnnc won l>y Americans, says the in? tention attributed to Sweden tp pro test aggtnst the Americans, charging that they are professionals, not ama? teurs, has not been continued fvon any otlior source. Anderson Mob Outwitted Attack on White Woman Fol? lowed by Night of Excitement in Anderson Anderson, 8, C, July 28.- This'City] was uiilet tod.i\ after u nla*bt of ex? citement following :t negro'* attack on a whits wofnan. The woman iden tilled a 11 - >? ar-old negro as her us Egllant. Officers removed tin negro to a Stiff place alter the inbb had been Indued to pursue a decoy auto? mobile loaded with policemen, GrainPrices Tumble Off Sensational Breaks in Corn and Wheat iMarket St, Loots. July 38 vVhcal and corn prlcsii Huffercd < severe break on the merchants' nxchange here toduj Sep? tember PdtT cJjostni il $l.i?? n bushel cbtnpar?e4 with $1 fiii I I Saturday, and neremhrrwhe.it closing nl *-M!?, ten cents under Saturday's close, l'a- 1 vorahte sprKthnr cnndlti na and weak Ii? .ms ill I he KhW York StOl I market, were ascribed ss causes of the de? clines, in re the High Scliool ^unual. IScUior the Item: I The fpllpwing cornmuncation will in of general Interest The cominit tops from the school that had charge of the animal did theft1 work in'otnplly, thoroughly end well. Jacobs ft Co. guaranteed that tho work would 'be completed by June 10. When tho, guarantee was made the company doubtless thought that it would bo able fco carry out the contract; but it,' hng Mgnally Called, largelyi it 's stated, on account of labor conditions. of course, the High School at any time aftvr the 10th of June could h ive thrown up its contract, but the School would have been the real los i i . The letter is gjven below. Kbbpectfully submitted, Charlton Walsh. 9 Business Manager. Clinton, S. <\. July 27, 1920. Vdilr two Ivtters to hand, one of July 10th and In which you state that this Is the 'Oth day of July and no snnUUlS. Also your letter ()'' July 23. in which you slate that you wish that lacobs & Co. eould at h ast share with you the exasperation Of having to answer In the negativs as often as vo\; Ida the question, "Ilav*4 you heard ia\thing from the Annual yet?" Will state that we have/ finally gotten.a** ihpfl to the, end ol your work. XfraJ IS of* all of the proofs and will have lb" pfoofs In your hands in a week or tj n days for proof reading. Immcdi itely upon rdceJpl of these proofs in r< ur hands and if yon will check over thi ni and give us back the corrected ptroofs we will then give you the Annual in ten days fronf receipt of [he corrected proofs back in our iamb?. Wo realise thsit you are In an awk- j ward position and we have been in a k? ry awkward position ourselves as lire have tried to/Mtplhin to you sever? al times ihai we have had trouble with pur labor and ii has not ceased <? aiiy great extent. We thought that t\ e had everything running very imopVhly and Ihen It was upset again iiui as stated In our previous letters) to you u takes anywhere from a month to six weeks and sometimes two niontlii lo gel a man utter he t>?( ml ? (o come. He has to serve Iii.- notice with the company with whom he is worl lug before ha can DOme t" us. Then a new man does not f.tll right Into the work, it lakes i w'( k or two to get him accustomed to Mo plain and the working condi llons. The atmosphere, otc, has .c ?n;ii deal t" do with the way that the chemicals act, etc. We have beeb liuving some men coming and going practically all the while and most of the time we huge been very short handed indeed. We realise your po> -tli'ii) and are doing all that we can lo try to help ) on put! w? pi sure you now that we can see the end coming and we hope that you will bear with us for a few more days and we win have the work completed4, v? uie very trtily, .1 neons & Co., Ter c. W. Dries. Tie- Suint er tolaiCO market lg receiv? ing a large quantity of tobacco each day and the prices are running higher than for several years. The tobacco that is coming (in the tloors of the warehouses for sale is said to bo Of good grade and his helps to bring up the leverage price, Home grades are selling for sixty cents and above. Kor instance, one fanner sold a lot of tobacco this week for which he re? ceived 35 to ?T cents per pounds. Mltf'h Whiskey Kelanl T eo. July LT.. Three car loads "( whiskey, valued, federal prohibition Lgents say. at 1800,000, was seised by vovemmeni authorities here today. The ears we no shipped from the vVii Hani flnlnes rfistller) tt I Illeen Creek, Kv ncordlng to Hie agents, and were ?unsigned to Boevin : nil Wilson < om auny, Montreal, Can, Curb On Coal Profiteers Department of Justice Will Fix Legal Margin of Profit Now York. July 27.?Appointment by Attorney General Palmer of a com? mit toe to decide on a fair margin of profit for producers and dealers in bituminous coal, beyond which prose? cutions under the Lcer,act will fol? low is expected to have a deterrent effect upon those who are now taking excessive profits. This view was ex? pressed in a jofltt statement issued to? night by Mr. Palmer and Charles S. Allen, secretary of the Wholesale Coal Trade association of New York. "Attorney General Palmer," the statement said, "has asked this com? mittee to consider the feasibility of naming a fair margin of profit for producer* and dealers ih bituminous coal. It Is not the intention of the department to fix prices but merely to ascertain a maximum margin of reasonable profits beyond which 'pros? ecutions under, the Lever act will be commenced. "It is expected C?at the committee will advise the attorney general on this matter within a few days, and it is the purpose of the attorney general on receipt of that advice to instruct <lu> United States district attorneys and his special representatives that a pro?)peer or dealer selling coal at or j under that figure will be presumed to j In- within the spirit and the letter of the Levek law and that as to those who excel the margins whether pro? ducers ? or dealers, sue action will call for an investigation on the part of the department. "It is felt by Attorney General Pal? mer and concurred in by the com? mittee representing as it does pro? ducers or dealers, such action will that this action on the part Of tho de? partment pf justice will have a deter? rent effect upon those who are now taking excessive profits and it Is hop? ed that it may result in a decline in the price of bituminous coal. "The Lever law against profiteering applies to export as well as domestic coal and the attorney general is de? termined that profiteering shall cease in this purpose he has the unqualified suport of the advisor committee." There is considerable interest in the race for the house of representa? tives, and the uncertain|ty us to what Mr. David Mojse wil do in respect to filing a pledge und standing for reloction has aroused much discus? sion of probable candidates in the event that he declines to make the race. It is reported that there are sev ? eral prospective candidates, who have been deterred from entering the INts only by the certainty of the defeat of any new man If the old delegation stood for reelection The failure of Mr. Moise to fil-e his pledge O/aS a snr prise to a majority, as the impression had* prevailed that he had yielded to th?' generally expressed w ish thai le J continue to represent the county In 1 the house. Mr. Moise had??rOQUOUtly stated that he did not wish tO Scree an?ter term In the house, but it was (houghl that. In the circumstances he would consent to lay aside his per? sonal preferences and accept one more term. It is still the belief that he can be Induced to accept to views of tho majority of his fellow cttiSenS that it is his duty to serve another two years, SO thai he and the other mem? bers of the delegation map cooperate in the carrying out of the program that they have inaugurated Work ?>n the tpbacco stemmen buildings is progressing steadily and the plant should be in operation on or be/ore September 1st, The machinery for the equipment ot the plant has tlready arrived and the installation is/111 begin as loon as the roof is on the building. 1 il??<mm1 Wallops Ba?tover Hagood, July 27?In a slow but in? teresting game here yesterday after? noon Hagooddefeated tfuatover to the tune of 8 to 4. A lang drive by Ores sette was perhaps th<> only fettut^, but tili* all'round work of Mctebd and Lenoir was Very good. The following is the score b>. inn- . uuigs: r. p b Bastover o o t* 0 l o 3 o o 4 3 4 Hagood (jo 12 0 5 0 Ox 8 6 3 Qattertes: Ea$pVer, Parker, Bird and Walling; Hagood McLeod and, \ Lenoir. empire. Kembert ..* #A( -I?!? \nuouijoeineni. It will be a great pleasure, lo Ms many frhnds to know that Rev. 3; ,tlT. Watts and wife are to visit our, .city. They will arrive Saturday morning. Brq, Watts wir preach al the FJrat Baptist church <>n Sunday. August f. w4 will be glad to welcorrje /B?)?. Watts to Sumter again. W'/i rjcn>eh^ l>en with pleasure and gratitude . the splendid work ne did'for us q?ye|Hl years, ago. Let us show^nir apprecia? tion of him and the service hfc render? ed by giving him a splendid congre ??????iloat*^^ Candidates' Cards. Cor tlie Honw of lteproseniayves I hereby announce, myself a candi? date for reelecti?n to the H?use of Representatives. C. J. JACKSON. For Clerk of CoUrt. II. \j Scarborough hereby an* nounecs himself a candidate for re election to the office of Clerk of Court for the ?msuing term, subject to thi Democratic party. Cor Treasurer. i announce myself a candidate for re-election as Treasurer of Sumter County, subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. b. C. WALLACE ( ?nning before the votens wi:h more than twenty yaars actual experience in accounting I announce myself a can? didate for the office of County TfeAS urer. and I promise loyalty and S*do port and to abide by the m es got erning the Democratic 'party, also ef? ficient service elected. MOsfcit .f. M?Oft?. Present incumbent ;:rd Magisterial District. For sheriff. Having- served the Ceunty ss Depu? ty Sheriff under tho l?te Sheriff Brad? ford, and desiring to have my record inspected with a vlow to promotion. 1 herehy announce myself as Cs'mlt date for the ofllre of Sheriff of Sum? te t County, subject to the rul??s of the Democratic Primary. JACK h forbes. I hereby announce myself us s can didate for the office of Sheriff, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic party. joivn r. sumter. I hereby announce myfcelf a ?aJ-tU date for the office of Sheriff th the an proaehing Primary electi<Vn pf tjte Democratic parly in Sumter County, .subject to the. rule:; governing aued elect lone c m iicnsr. Sumter. May flh, 1920. 1 announce nuself a candidate fpr the oft'.i-e of Sheriff of Si'.mWf CountL subject to the rules of the D-^mocratiii party. ? \ SAM