The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 31, 1920, Image 6
rACE JENNINGS
j??V Give* Account of His
)virdihip of Ten Years to
Meeting of Citizens
ATTENDANCE
WAS QUITE SMALL
Mayor Produces Official
Is to Prove That City is
tti IB Financial Distress and
teilt Municipal Ownership is
Profitable
Tin? attendance at the municipal
Map meeting Thursday teemed to
JnJitade that about seventy-five per
sjamt of the roter? of Sumter are ro
grell satisfied with the city admluie
that they could not munter
sohle lent energy and interest to
lh present while Mayor Jennings gave
lh account of his four year steward
ijhlp and forecasted trie program for
foe neat four year term to which he
fl to be elected with ut opposition.
The meeting was called for eight
4'clock, but wa? not called to order
nattl ? :$?. by whfch time about forty
ahtfoens had drifted In and a few
Ifnore came later. Mr. J W. McKJev
t*r. Chairman of the city democratic
^organisation, called the meeting to
order and Introduced Councilman J.
A. i.affleld. Mr. Raffteld said be first
Wished to thank the people of Sum
^jbetr for the honor they had done him
' fey electing him tu a .n the city
Council and to pledge himself to
|?serve them in Juture with the .Mingle
pur,*ogg? Of giving rtumter the best
Internment possib. e. He would
'dMfcp'l for law und order and1 the irn
pe>rn ia enforcement of all laws. He
Was a friend of education and fa
rJtJted the conMnued Improvement o'
the etneol system. He favored the j
Improvement of* the wster system
and an Increase in the water supply
e earliest day. possible?this
tiem'.d be necessary within next twelve
Saeaimv fly ths improvement of th >
water system and the t ire depart -
men' lower Insurance rales oould be.
hcui ed end Manager Stillwell H
now st work on plans to bring this
above He favored the enforcement
of traffic laws that would promote
the safety of the pooplo using the
strer ts He stood for the completion
of ths lightning plant according to
the ol*n? prepared by the engineer
and he hoped that within forty or
Afty days the boilers would be install?
ed! and the service materially Improv?
ed. He was opposed to spending
money on remodeling the Opera
Moose. He favored the sale of the
property and the erection of a muni?
cipal budding on cheapsr lot on some
oKu r street, which would serve the
?Is of the city and not require so
lv y an investment of public funds.
He had no definite pledges to make
am** the sincere and honest den r
ruination to serve the whole people
U? fie beat of his ability
I
Mayor Jennings spx>ke or quite an
h?o sad It ts Impossible to give
eter a ?ynopebi of h**|re\dcw of tic
flnaitolel affairs Of the* Ity in the
hrtsf romp*** ot this report, lie h<
gt-n with a brief review of the pur
Sha^e Of the' Water system fifteen
ytarsago and its profitable opemtion
ataes Its acquisition by the city. He
gavn the offirial flauiren to prove
o* ery statement. Tho wateV system
rout ths ety ? Us.eou It has paid
Ita s/wn way and provided for exten?
sions and Improvements and is now
wotih in physical property $175.'??? >
Ho then discussed tho sewerage sys?
tem, the street paving and other im?
provement*, giving the cost of each
and going Into detail* hi refer. -
tilt financing of each undertaking
He then took on the general ftns
of .'he olty since 1014. quotUgj fresh
tho records to i.r??e that since 1**1 1
the Income of the it\ hid ? > ? led
tho ft sod charge- I , f i >
wbe h ftwM over fined eh urges ? fl
hfjWa aggsended In permanent Im
pc woanenie. Ho said that In 19 i?
the elty owed the bunks $102.000.
wl lrh ahd been borrowed to ma
hwproilHItints on the pledge of the
viiv. arwl this sum had been repaid
out of the income of the city, so
thit at the beginning of 1*20 the city
wm out of debt, except for tne bonds
pr? vtouety issued f >r jit nnam nt mi
if .menu
; le than d'srussed tin purchasM of
th*> lighting plant tb? b i d issue und
tho present status of the city's h
na.i< es. In this phase of his gg
ho oovered much the mime ground aS
be has heretofore In articles printed
la the newspaper*. Ho then took up
the coat of the lighting plaid, und
nOMWed tb?t the ultimate cost would
not estceod the estimate co?l would
ne?*r?the estimate being aproxtm.it.
1y $&0*.o?u He read from vie r< port
of the manager ??f ths plant to show
the co?t of operation und the Incora
on i i?? prove that during the 10
month* that the i Ity ha? owned the
plfcnt ths net profit hut', been $17,
ISO, despite the run down condition
^>f the plant when the city tons It
over, the exeeeslve cost of repairs I.?
Heep It in "<.>? > itnui and the iiiicx.un
'^bsi price of eon I during this time.
He discussed the purchase of the
linemun property by public Spirtb <l
. 11 i??ns and Us present*tlon to tho
eftv for use as a public park. He
Hinted that thus far the elty had spent
<oW the Improvement of the park the
sum of $7.-41. which he considered a
good and a necessary investment Pu
?C*e benefit of the peopb of Sumter
/ In roipeet to the ?'Vperu House
property he said that he was tmaKsr
?hly OWPts^d to its sale, especially at
anything like the price that had I
jrffersd or was likely to be offered h)
those'who wanted to get hold of it to
rtake a big profit out of the trnnsuc
siosL He advocate I the remodeling of
the bullying and gave 'estimates to
ryots Unit It would bs good buninen*
lief tho < ity to make ibis disposition
4 ' " /
IIIREE OFFICES
TWO CANDIDATES
Entry List of Candidates Clos"
ed at Noon With Only Two
Pledges Filed for Repre?
sentatives
DAVIS I). IVniSE DID
NOT FILE PLEDGE
Candidates for All Other OfTices
Qualified for the Primary?
Executive Committee Will
Re-open List for Legislature
_
Th" npcniiv; Meeting of the county
campaign aas held at. Privateer
I W?-d' ? p I ?>.
arena.
Th contest in which th 1 greatest
Interest ct ntors Is that tpk sMienl'f.
their t?? infour candidate;-: Sin nr
Ilurnt who H socking reelection for a
toll term having been appointed to
till out the ?Mu vpircd term of the late
Sheriff J Bradford- md Messrs.
John It. Sumter. Jack Forbes and
Bam Newman, who are oppoelng him.
Thero are two candidate* for treas?
urer--Treasurer B. C, Wallace and
Mr. M. J. Moore. Cllrk of Court H.
L Scarborough Bei no opposition
and .Auditor It. 10. Wilder and I 'orotier
Seal are ill the ajStte happy si! nation.
In the ia- ? for the house of repre
senh.ttse- an anomalous situation dc
fcelopf* with toe expiration of the
timo limit for filing pledgee at noon
Tuesday. Thero are thre places to tye
tilled and only two candidates tiled
plfjglyea?Messrs ft. It. Heiser and C.
J. Jickson, efho ere standing for re
election. Mr. l>avis I). Moist , who had
served three terms wi*h entire accept?
ability, gild who was confidently ?
peeted to consent to serve for another
term in order that a program' for
county highway improvement aft I
ot!w>r progressive measures u-:ro? I up
on might be carried out. in antic
nation that the three meml I
th?> house would offer tor
reelection no other candidates enter
cd. for it wis conceded without uues
tlon that the obi delegation would h<?
reeiecfed ?v an overwhelming majority
over any (Uber candidates tljat .might
enter the race. The failure of Mr.
Mol.so. wl o was called out of town on
Monday to fllo his pledge leavei
the loglslahve rtice up in the
air. for there are three place*
to 1k? Mied and only two candidate
have qualified. Ity resolution of the
county executive committee at ils last
gteeting the tlmo limit for filing
pledges w*is lived at 12 o'clock noon.,
jjuly -7th, the da\ prior to the open?
ing of th. campaign, and no one has
authortt) to change this rule except
the cosjamltti o.
The commute- appointed on* Au
gust fourth to mwt' to nan
the cluh r< lls and on that date
the reopening of the entry u?t for
candidates for 'he house of represent?
atives will be acted upon. It. Is gen
erally believed ih.it Mr. Motse w?rbe
prevailed upon to stand for reelection
and th. t when he rturns to the cltjTi
he will rnn'Minc his decision to flit'
his pledge when the executive com?
mittee ha? fixed a ?.at<> for doim;
Tho cauddiate? for magistrate in
the .scve al dist nets at e an as fol?
lows:
IdHtric' No. 1?Shiloh: J. C. Mr
Rl\c< n.
DSjtrlf Ho, Ii Mayesville: GeO. T.
I>cs< Ii ?Mi|m.
Dlgtrb Nu. 3 -fcumter: R. S. rif?
fln. M. A Wilder. 8. K. Nash, II. U. 1?.
?feile.
I> rk No. t? Privateer; J. A.
Ili'il-'
Distrh No. 1 Wedgefleld; W. II.
Ramsey.
District No. 6?Palzcll: lt. L. Pur
kett.
) ? irtct No. 7 Bes?het 11 U s. Vin
Kon.
Detroit Murder Mystery
Police Searching the (.Country
for Missing Husband of Elroy
Woman
iM'tro.t. July 21.?The polier sa Id.
tex \y ti v h id pron ? d that Mrs. Ku
sjt as I*eroy. whose body eras shipped
ig - ti n il< to .\' ? N ?-1 k. was killed hi
the Harper avenue epartim nt house
here. Teej found blankets. Identical
with those In whlett Ihe body was
wrapped before it was placid in the
trunk. Another blanket is missing
and ihs pollos b I leva ths vital organs
pia< i I in .i st'ctiinl trunU. 10s
ery express ortlc in the country svill
cheek uncalled for hawna-ce in an ? i
fort |o Pa-ate the SSOOnd trunk.
MeanwhlW a nationwide source has
been instituted for the husband of
tats woman.
of tin property rather than sacrifice
It.
in eonelusies Mayof Jennings paid
his respect* in ;? sarcastic vein to Ids
erttles who had e ho reed that the < ity
ems praeti. aits bankrupt, but win.
failed to come out irwi hear M)? I ? t
or to meet him an?i make their.orlti*
cteags face to face He said that he
had served is mayor lot ten years and
had given his lime and effort for whai
he const do rod the bent interests of h?
community; that he did not v. int in
ether term, bnt ss i . n it4.. chargi ras
made ti.it his edtaloiatration and his
pelletes had Impaired the credll of tin
city ami practically bankrupted th<
municipality be proposed to .stand by
his guns und prove thai the charge
was not only untrue but without eg
'?use, uatueg ignbreaee et malice eoultl
be regarded as legitimate excuses, In
conclusion he pledged bis efforts - it
ingfthi next four years to tin disinter
i sted um honest service nl the peoph
r>f Sumttr -lhe same servlcs H>at >?<
had sndee vow* -it,, ., , ?. ds>| ol
the te?\ yean t hat hi had h a n ma i r
>f Htiml
RESOLUTE WINS
FROM SHAMROCK
1 America's Cup Remains on This
Side of the ?tlantic Ocean
i
BEST BOAT WON
SAYS LIPTON
In the F inal Race of the Contest
Resolute Romped Away From
Cfallenjrer
Sandy Hook, July 38? Defeode*
ResOlub gave tin- British challenger,
Shamrock the worin drubbing oi
Um if 20 regatta in tho Anal race or
the series today, winning boat for boat
by VI minutes and 4f> seconds -and
the Ann lien's fauioua yachting cup
remains American property.
Overcoining n 10 si i bnd load and
the advantage of o windward roacb
which Shamrock kad tak< i at the
?tart, the Heel defender held n lend of
'our minutes and eight seconds at thd
half way Mai.?' of the '.>?> mile course
und crosod the finish iiii?* I I minutes
and five seconds ahead. Including her
h.tndicnp of six minutes and 40 BO
cohds, wltyoh she did not need, Reso
luie win by 11 minutes ami I.". se?
conds.
Capturing the series and retaining
possession of ihe America^ trophy,
Resolute came from bi bind after the
?hamrock find taken two races and
won out b\ regl taring throe straight
id Impret Ive ictoi lea. Shamrock
won tio Initial race when the der
Opnder was forced out by an accidefif
to her rigging, and captured the sec?
ond in a tick e wmd that left Resolute
h. aimed most of the way. Jtesohilc
won ti I hmJ by her time allowance
f m \< :; miuuttf s and one second, mil
itpg h dead heat with ihe challenger.
Her other victories were won boat
or bout.
sor 'i hpmaa L4pton( ow ner of the
m n challenger, voiced what appears
o be the unanimous verdict of y?cht
men who bad seen Hie five rapes when
he declared 'onight that "the boat
boat won."
u'h' ii Resolute flashed across the
golden finish line that the setting son
had lain down OIY the rippling water.
Shamrock a is b mile or more behind,
her own gpl H Bails bellying broadly.
When the white signal ball of the
commitiee boat dropped and the
shrieking of whistles and sinus from
the kittle fleet Ol spectator ergft pro?
claimed ReaOlutsVS victory, the beaten
clu leiu.'i swept quickly down the
course, striving to shorten the inter
.a nil g gap and salve as much as she
could the bitterness of her defeat.
tint as if to emphasise the great
different In lime between the two
finishes, tlv flaming sun dropped like
,\ pi um met I to the deepening hosi
end a pa U moon whi< h bad be< n but
dimly traced against the sky when
ftesolute finished) st?#v.i out with in?
creasing radiance. When Shamrock
finally got over the line. Resolute by
this time had come back to the mark
to see her rival fihtgh. As'the. chal?
lenger crossed' the mark her British
crow let out three ringing cheers for
the victor, aiui the conquerors re?
sponded with lusty cheers for the
Shnmrack and her crew.
Sir Thomas l.ipton. who built the
challenger In his fourth effort to lift
the bottom less Old pewter mjig that
is the Amt nci'* cup, aad take it back
to its original borne In Bngland, turn?
ed away from his humble sailing beau
ty and sent nja steam yachl Victoria
full speed ahead to overtake and con?
gratulate Resolute'* crew. Ha return
ad Jnst iti time to sec Shamrock cross
the line.'
'iin- aged, sportsman's' genv nose as
he drew away from hta own sloop to
congratulate the winner elicited ??
SOjVO Of #he ts from those on board
the spectator croft und Sir Thomas re?
sponded as jauntily as if he had not
aeon his own fondest Jc?p?' once more
baffled.
It WSJ a 80 mile windward and k?e
e/ard race, thlg Oned content of 1980,
started in light winds after postpone?
ment at 15 minute intervals t<w two
hours and a qunrhr.
Afb-r having been bd by the ehal
logger two-thirds of the distance to
the first maik. a windward leg. RoH
oiutc crossed her bows ten miles from
the start am. breezed into a lead
which weh maintained and steadily in
rreasedl to the finish line. By the
lime. 22 miles nf tie- course had bi-en
covered the defender was n mile ami
a half In the legjLrcachinK back and
forth on her v.a\ toS^ie llnlsh line,
At Otic time toward the end sin WUU
two miles ahead of Shumroel; huf the
challenger came up to Within a mile at
the finish*.
The official finishing times were:
Resolute I r>. Shamrock :4K:l'".
The elapsed tUne were: i
Resolute r.::;.'>: 1:.. shamrock B:48:2o/1
Aboard Steam Y.oht Victoria, .Inly
- T (fly Wireless to the Associate*! i
PreSa). -"I am very Hurry but the best j
boat won." was Sir Thomas Liptqji's
nmark as Resolute crossed the liui a
v ii tor today und defeu ted I he I ifii
baronet's fourth attempt to capture
the tiopby,
"\\'< ail did or best gklpper, design?
er and crew, and w< hav> been beut
* n fair and square." Sir Thomax said.
"I have been treated throughout with
the greatest fyirmss and sportsman?
ship hv Americans and I urn taking
h?>mo the \< ry best memorh s of thi*
< out ' St .
"I Shall wait till next year to give
some one i h e a chance to challenge i
and then 1 will rechallenge myself,
"i have no ease use to offer; R< So?
lute is the better boat," oh!< d tho
Irish sportsmaUj
Plague at Beaumont
Another Case of Bubonic Plaguei
Discovered in Texas City
Austin. .Inly 'J7. Another cage <d*
bubonic plague was di -covered toda f
Good Merchandise
AT " ?f
Reasonable Prices
We have tried to live up to our motto, and we feel that
our efforts have been appreciated.
Next week wc will move to our new store and before
moving we wish to express to our many friends our very
sincere appreciation of the generous patronage extend?
ed to us while we labored under the handicap of a store
entirely inadequate for our needs. Wc realize that our
service has not been as efficient as it would have been
under more favorable circumstances; however we will
make up for this inefficiency when we move into our
new building.
We thank you again for the consideration given us
and solicit a conlinuance of same, assuring you, we will
endeavor in every way to merit your continued patron?
age.
The Bryan Clothing Co.
(The Real Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes)
Los Angeles
Shaken Again
Sharp Earthquake Shocks
Alarmed City Last Night But
^No Damage Done
Loa Angeles, July 27. A sharp
aartho]uakQ shock sortly after mid*
night .'rattled the windows <?r down
town buildings and ;-.\v.iI.? .?! prison
era1 in the county Ja|l, who set up a
hnwi to be released, lieports ii"!,
variou.s .. rts of 1 li-e city blow no
dejnage done,
Earthquake in Chile
Shocks Were General Through?
out Central Provinces
.S.mtiapro. Chile, .inly 37. ATdVicei
from Varlbus sections Indicate thai
yesterdays earthquake affected the
central provinces generally* There
were iscwited cases "f minor dam ago,
but no reports of personal injuries,
Wupcifu Beseiges
Peking
Peking, .inly l'7 Troops of General
\\ ii pel I'a are near the city <?n tho
southwosti bul Peking was cpiiet i<?
nay.
,Cox Working on Speech
Only Interruption was Confer?
ence With Senator Pomerene
Dayion. July JOxcept fof a con
ferenda v?iiu Behator Pomerene of
Qhio Governor Cog }md a lull flay t??
proceed with the fn tnlng of his ad?
dress of acceptance. Senator Ponv
erene'a yieii was to arrange foe a fur?
ther Investigation of, eamp&lgn funds'
by the senate Inquiry pomfntttec. of
which Is the Democratic member.
Horrid Railroad Wreck
Entire Train Plunged Through
Burned Bridtrt in Mexico
Mexico <')iy. July 27. ?A train leav?
ing LaredoJfor Mexico Citv last Bun
day plunged through H bridge which
bad been burned by rebels; Bight
coachi ? W! re burned . No details have
been reported but it la known that
some pcrsoiuB s/ers injured.
Congressmen at Manila
Transport Great Northern Ar?
rives with Junketing Com?
mittee
Manila, ?'?>'>? 27, Tbc transport
Oreui NoriH?tei, carrying membere of
congress, hue arrive here.
Foreign Trarle ( limbs During Fiscal
Veer 1?M.<
Eight billion one hundred and elev?
en million dollars represents the total
value of all export shipments fromt
tho United States during the fiscal yoar
ended June 30, 1920. The greatest
value in the history of the country's]
trade. This is an increase of $S79,
00 1,000 over the exports of $7.232.
000,000 during the tiscal year 1313,
according to official Agures issued to?
day by the Bureau of Foreign and Do?
mettle Commerce, Department of
1 !omm< roe.
The imports of $".'239.000.000 in the
Fiscal yoar ended with June exceeded
by $22,143,000,000 the imports of $1,6
096,000,000 in the fiscal year 19,19.
Imports of Juno totaled $563,006,?
000, an Increase of $122,000,000 over
Ihe May figures of $43i,"0O.0O0 an<f
i260.000.000 more than the imports
if $293,000.000 in Juno of Irtst yeor.
One half of June imports consists of
iuliable articles, the highest propor?
tion of dutiable imports in any month
tince July, 1311. Preliminary advioeg
Indicate that ibis is due to unusually
large imports of sugur.
June expo.ts amounted to $631,
ibo.ooo, a decrease of $ 11 f?.000,000
rom May exports of $74'i,o00.000 and"
F297.O00.O00 less than the exports of
1928,000,000 in Juno of last year.
Cold imports amounted to $151,
?00,ton) and gold exports to $467.000
?00 in the fiscal year 1920, while sil
,-rr imports lotah I $ 1 o;uunf,000 in
alue. against silv? r exports of $179,
?00,000.
M B E R
BUILDING ? HARDWARE
MATERIALS PAINTS
Siding, J^t/llIWiUl* Nails,
Casing, Grate?,
Mouldings, KaVS,
Fronting I.limber. llntehcts
II a cedar Shingles, Hammers, ^,, ,1, "M" All O
Metal and Compositkm Singles, Car pouter's Toots, ?>? ? ibin.blo* VILJ
Dor**, sash mid Blinds, Paint Bnisht* ****** Ocjtora and stains
porch Columns and Dallasters, Paints and <>??.. \vator Proofing Mineral.
Beaver Hoard Inside Deooratlosss. Ooeeawnted Metes' Hoofing,
Valley Tin and Ridge Roll, CauM?mlnes>and Cold Water Palnte,Asbetos and Daenpositlisa Roofing.
Wim. FENCING, [ROM AND WOOD POSTS
EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSE
Booth & McLeod, Inc.
SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA