Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cwolin* to r?%i#e flowinci: Be Held Later in com ;*f the An of taw atete und he) nrgee l lumttr county MjitliiiW leonOto grow-' which ?o|h\ra would of i e* the upon to aenwewrvnt fur the ormnty hM fcpm morn CUT ?hunt htn>? -at Florence JjMncco up. . BMk him i it ton meeting! ?the tee a ppmblnm earying interest* oovaty, and nil othep giwrnra have ?mnhf I or bual y other thing pout wIII eee to It thai ef South Caro are rpreeontetl ?n In > MwWthO fobs* near* aaaeaT^mfcoeoo t not leave t htlr tho commercial to f?hl alone cotouioretoJ or* Carolina are growers pew. tlto hehpoco grow wall fefneeentee by to-1 > Who know the ettua-. the difference In tl gig the trat few daya JIP4 the prices pa|d 5 three days. There e row ere present atoporativa phvns to he f uratahed hr the Helled States aaaseletloa, advice Why North Caroline tobeo apjfpe *fty to one hun atere than South Oaro grewera do for tohacco. he found at U he this county to take a peri of one who will run hla car more roheoco growers ? et ihe) Burnt ar county oaeree in Florence to 'g light for fair prices ity tehneea. or to form to ship tobacco to In carload Iota end ?w- why South Carolina Worth Carolina warehouse not bring ae much when tehrteco growers ae when gtofeeaional tobacco ipee a reaaon'* aa the break feat read. Why not ? ISttar tame, money and nerve I etat what le the reason Sooth (Sh* tojfcecco te reeold _Qgrelaaa warahoue* floors Oge for what it aelh* vueater and other South tobacco market* As oh grower said ' It's up to the /gtwwere Juet like it at op to fuvpseia to pet together e Sheir problemn." to Define Pmrty on pf Nation* July tl?Ihe pneition <teeneeraUo party In reference I league ef aattona will be made| when Con delivers bis aneeot lg the nomination. Chairman ef the National Com nlttee Kb<\ today, anewerlng Harding'* ;r ae to Ihe party stand on the last ret toe foreign policy. metva July SI In addition, to >npg%ie of Nat Irma the Amerlcan| trial problem wtll have a prom tn Oov. Cox a acceptance according to information B/fW ?loee touch with the aa eaM that a large k addreaa might be ex re dee with Industrial affaire. ?r Coat today bent all hla ef. toward completing the addreaa iteiisen Challenges Cox and Harding tat* Them to Visit the Ten Lefislsture r' ferh, July II?Chrleieneen. Uaira* party preaidentusl nominee, taetted a pemonal challenge Cox Ka/^mg te vket the Tennessee _free and te influence the ma Of the veto of that body in fa pf ihe rallAeatlon of woman's Chrleieneen charged that pod republican uom floitawlrpcy to prevent by Teonsaeae. Itrts of Belt Have Seldom Had I - Better Prospects ? LOUISIANA HOLDS ITS OWN Too Much R\in East of Miaaiaa ippi River?Boll Weevil Threatening Memphis Commercial Allhouih the highly favorable ch?r acter of weather conditions prevail? ing during the first hair of the 30 day period was somewhat modified during the past two weeks, the co .ton crop made general improvement. Re? ports indicate that all states, with too exception of l^oulsiana, improved white Louisianu, held its own. ?on weevil have done less damage than could have boon expected, con aide ring the wide area of Infestation. Weather condition* have not been fa? vorable to holt weevil activity except I In localities. Lateness of the crop, duo to the poor start, and the pretence jot hoM weevil. are> now almost the! I only blight* upon an otherwise prom tetng outlook. ' Thin report Is based upon eorres pendej.ce covering in detail 782 coun? ties embraced in the 10 principal cot toh producing statss, correspondents reporting under dates from July 19 to' JjulM 22, nclusive /There was too much or too fre? quent ruins. In portlonw of Tennessee and sunshine deficiency, but the con? dition of the crop in thia state till probably ahead of the 10-year aver* I ?l and Northeast Arkansas re? port too much rain and there are re- I ports of slight damagv Caused by boll weevil, but the state as a whole baa-I ring lateness, ha seldom had a more promising prospect Only a few reports of deterioration front Mississippi, but that state and Louisiana; experienced less favorable Weather than any other sections of the cotton belt. Haina wore too fre ppent over much of the state. Holl weevil is causing serious damage in sowie sections of tho sta'te. The gen* oral condition of the Mississippi crop had improved since June 26. Boll weevil seems to be more active in Alabama than elsewhe re. Too much rain over the Tennessee eall?y and counleo adjacent thereto. The Carolinas made steady progress under generally favorable conditions. North Carolina seema to be slightly { above the ten year average in condi? tion. The crop In Georgia is doing well, and averages somewhat better than a month ago. Boll weevil, widely prevalent, has been unable to make headway because of weather condi? tions. *?| Oklahoma Is almost entirely free from Insect troubles, weather condi? tions have been favorable, and the crop Is he most promising' that state has experienced in many years, and hag contlnud to Improve. "With tho exception of northern and eastern divisions , of the state and some local exeptionr due to boll weevil activity, the crop condition in Texas is above the average, and some correspondents report for their sec? tions better than normal. Picking has started In the southwest. Tlalnfall ? Rainfall, mostly of the character or moderate showers, but at times excessive* oecurrsd over North? west North Carolina, North Georgia, the Tennessee valley in Alabama, Por? tio us ot West Tennessee, most of Northern Mississippi, excepting the Yaaoo delta, and over extenlsve areas In Louisiana. Temperatures?Temperaturen were mostly favorable throughout the belt. Appearance of Plant, Etc.?While vatlon ?ras often delayed too long, plant in too ?mall and others where there has been much rain, that It Is ranging too much to weed and not frutting properly, the plant as a rule Is healthy looking and has a good tap root. Kleid? are clean as a rule and welt cultivated, although culti? vation was too - it, ry dfayed too long. Insects??out l ?rollna ccinplal as i ntinsairhiit <>f iic< . \ Texas is having trouble with wmms in ?eptral parts of the state and grasshopers in the west, but bdl weevil i? the t outstanding menace the Infestation covering near* l\ the whole of the cotton belt. Dry hot weather la needed In every sectior to hold the boll weevil in .check, although Tnneesee. the Caro? linas. Arkansas and Oklahoma appear to he reasonably safe from extensive j damage from boll weevil. Prohibition Committee Will Publish Record Of Cox and Harding in Refer? ence to the Liquor Question Montgomery, Ala.. July 31?Dr. P. A. Baker, superintendent antl-saloon league of America, announced today that ths committee of seven, recently appointed by the organisation would meet August 11, in Birmingham und pub. .th the record** of Cox and Hard? ing o,\ the prohibition question. League of Nations Council Problem of Making Europe Safe For Travelers Taken Up Pan Hebaatian, July 31. - The mak? ing cf all Boeopsj safe for legitimate travelers was one problem that occu? pied the council of the league of na? tions at Its first session today. One object in view is the removal of un Justllled excesses by new regulations which would mske It possiblo for passengers to take through trains. Food Commissioner States in Chamber of Deputies That ? Wheat Crop is Short YIELD LESS THAN ONE THIRD EXPECTED Appeal Made to England To ; Help in Solving the Bread . Problem of Europe Rom*, July 31.?Gravo statements concerning Italy'* ford position were made in the chamber of deputrea to? day by gignor Boleri, the food com? missioner. He stated that the har? vest had been disappointing a id that the wheat crop had turned out les* than one-third of what had been hoped for. He announced that Italy had proposed and Premier Lloyd 'George had consented to call a con? ference to discuss the problem with a ! view to sjssuring Europe's bread sup? ply. More Coal in Sight indications Are That Coal Shortage Will Be Relieved Within Next Thirty Days e \ - , ? f *? \. vr< Columbia July ;,0?That the coal! shortage situation n Houth Carolina in only temporary ind that the next thirty days will s? o the supply in? creased Is the opinion of Columbia coal dealers, expnesi-etl today. There is no abundance of coal in the state now and houf dealers state that their sup? ply is minning low, but they take a. ?enslmtsttc view ol the situr.tion. There is a big demand fo ' coal lo tally, but the mon h of September is ?; pected to bring big Improvement in he fuel aituatlon. The coal dealer.^ lave welcomed the efforts made by .he Interstate commerce commission to alleviate the situation but they state that they do not yet see the benefits in this aection. The I. C? C. recently ordered thut all open-top cars be sent to the coal mines until August 21. Ad? vices from other parte of the country state that the good results of this ef? fort are already being felt. The gov? ernment is now moving coal into the Great l^akes section, where the short? age has been very great and the ef? fects almost disastrous. Telegraphic advices from Washington are to the eifeet that the New Kngland states are clamoring for foe! also, and that this aection will be s ipplied next. lib* not expected that any large improve? ment in the coal Situation will be felt in the South until September, but coal dealers do net fear lor the supply then. The railroad* operating into Colum? bia report that they have coal suffi? cient for operation. It is atated at the) office of the superintendent of tho Southern that they have plenty of coal and are bet' or situated with re? gard to fuel than they have been for a long time. They keep at leaa,v forty eight hours ahead in supply, it id atated, and It is not now necessary to take coal consigned to dealers for rail? road needs. This practice has not been resorted to for many months, it is stated by railway* officials. American Marksman Wins Olympic Commander Carlos Burn of United States Navy Cham pion Sharp Shooter Heverlow. Belgium, July 30?Com? mander Carloa Burn, of the United 8totea navy won the Olympic individ? ual target shoot with army rifles at a distance of three hundred metres, in a standing position. He scored fifty six out of a possible sixty. Railroad Unions Consider Award Executives of Brotherhoods Meeting in Cleveland to Dis? cuss Wage Question \. Cleveland. Ji ly 30?The executives of the engineers, conductors, train men and tiremen's brotherhoods met here today to consider the recent award of the railroad/labor hoard. Bolsheviki Take Ossovitz Poles Are Falling Back on Lorn za Near Warsaw London July 30?On the Northern front of the Russian-Polish battle line the Bolshevik! have captured Us so vet a and the Poles are retiring on Lomsa, seventy-five miles Norm of Warsaw, says'a wireless message. H Third Party Campaign Christensen in New York to m Confer with Party Leaders New York. July 30?Christensen, the third party presidential nominee will arrive here today from Salt I*ike City to confei with tho National and local party leadofi on their national campaign pluiB. Qhrlstenaen announce^ Unit the national campaign of the now party would be opened in new fork, While detailed plans for limine mg the campaign were not formula had he wild II would be a dues paying or? ganization. te- ''[-^ RUSSIAN REDS 0NJR0NT1IER Ttolsheviki Cavalry Have Ad? vanced to East Prussian ! Frontier and Fraternize With Germans ALLIED TROOPS RE MAIN ON GUARD .Reported That the Russians jt Are Negotiating With Ger? mans at Suwalki Paris, July 31?The Bohheviki cavalry has advanced to East Pruss? ian Frontier. The French war office is advised that the Polsheviki have not acl'-ally crossed the frontier of AJlcnstein and Manenworder, hut are fraternizing with the Germans. It is understood that the Germans" and Bolsheviki are negotiating at Su wulki. Allied troops in AMenstein jand Merinwnrder, which arc mostly French are being held there until the situation clears, although their pleb icite duties have been completed. Bolsheviki At Bres t Litovsk Moscow Wireless Reports Con * tinued Success of Drive Against Poles London, July 31.?^Continued suc? cess for the Bolsheviki in the drive against the Poles Is announced in a Moscow wirelosA, which claims that the Bolsheviki advanced to Brest Litovsk on Thursday. Charge of Murder Against Six Men Body of Dead Man Hidden in River Marion, July 30?The arrest yester? day by Sheriff John V. Howell of Tom Turner. Archie Turner, .Mack Turner. Henry Turner, Kinard Cannon and be father *>f Kinard Cannon charged with the murder of Edwin White, marks another development In Marion county's most mysterious and baffling murder. Sheriff Howell baa worked long and diligently to unravel trfis mystery, and hag left nothbig undone which might bring the gulliy parties to justice. Every clue has been in? vestigated by Sheriff Howell who has b^en assisted for a few days by J. W. Ashburn of Columoia. All the evidence against the above parties ar,? circum? stantial. The men arrested are White, and were neighbors of Edwin White. It will be recalled that <>arly this spring Edwin Whle, of the Cent-enary section of Marionv county, disappeared after leaving his home to so to the family burial ground about a mile from his home, where he wxs to help his brother erect a tombstone. When he did not return wtthin a reasonable time, a search was instituted through? out the lower end of the copnty, but this was unsuccessful^ It was not known Whether Mr. White was alive or dead, but two negroes were arrest? ed, on suspicion, as letters which Mr. White had received pointed to them. Just nine weeks after Mr. White dis? appeared, his body was four d in Little Pee Dee river by' M. W. Davis of Marion, while on a fishing* rip. On investigation it was found that several old plow Irons were attached to the body with wires and that the body had one bullet wound. Japan Defiant Attitude Informs United States That They Have Taken Saghalien ' Island and Will Koep It Tokio, July 31?The outlines of Japan's answer to, the United State's note relutive to Japan's irtention. to occupy Saghalin and Siberia are printed by the newspapers today. Ac? cording to the newspapers the ans? wer will say that the occupation was unavoidable and the decision to occu? py the. island will not be changed._ BLOODY WAR |l BY COMMUNISTS; '{Triumph of ^roletaria Involves J Bloody Revolution in Great Britain WORKERS ORDERED TO PREPARE FOR WAR Communists Plan to Sweep Through Europe and With Help of Eastern Power Con? quer England and America - i London, July 30?'-Tht. triumph of ie Proletaria involves a bloody rev lution and lo achieve it ir Great ritam the workers must prepare for ivil war, according to a communlea lon to the British independent labor party from the third , international at j Moscow, quoted by the Londor Times. \ The communication also says lhat the day is corning when the communists sweeping through Europe and enlist? ing an Eastern nation in the move? ment would meet Great Britian and America in mortal conflict. Speaker Cothran a Candidate Popular Greenville Legislator Reconsiders Decision lo Re? tire form Public Life Columbia, July 30?Hon. Thorns s P. Cothran, of Greenville has an? nounced for reelection to the House of Representatives from C reenvillo. according to advices received in Co? lumbia. This announcement comes as a pleasant surprise to Mr. Cothran's many friends in the capital and throughout the state, especially as the legislator had announced during te 1920 session of the Gcn"-"al As? sembly that he would not offer ? for reelection. In a special telegram to this correspondent Mr. Cothran says: "I have auhounced for reelection," Friends of Mr. Cothran here have been expecting this announcement for several days .especially since Jos. A. Berry, of Orangeburg npeaker of the House during the last term and a close friend of Mr. Cothran and an avowed candidate for thf speaker ship this year, announced^ recently that ho would run for the state Sen? ate instead of for the House. This was tuken to menwi that Ur. Berry knew that Cothraa intended offering again .and he therefore would ilot stand in bis way for rcelecton to ine speakerahip. No word came from Mr. Cothran until today. . Irish Kill Govern? ment Officer Deputy Lieutenant For County Wicklow Shot Down at Rail? road Station Dublin. July 30?Frank Brooke, deputy lieutenant for county Wick? low was shot dead at the railroad sta? tion here today just after leaving the train. The assassins escaped. Brooke was a wealthy country gentleman. "No particular reason for the assassi? nation is apparent. Turks Arrive at Paris Delegation That Will Sign the : Treaty With Allies Reached City Today Paris. July 30?The Turkish dele? gation which is to sign the peace treaty arrived In Paris today. The signing of the treaty will prob? ably not take place until next week. W. C. T. U. Convention Monevideo. Uruguay, July 30?It was announced today that the world congress of the Woman's Christian T< in prance Union will he held in I Montevideo, in December 1922. FOR LEMBERG Bolsheviki Striving to Take City That Was Center of Desper? ate Struggles During World War POLES FIGHTING REAR GUARD ACTIONS Bolsheviki Reported to Be Spar? ring for Time in Armistice "Warsaw, July 30?The fighting is apparently diminishing on the North? ern front, rear guard actions are tak? ing in the center with withdrawing Poles who arc keeping in contact with their left and right wings. In the South the battle for the pos session of Lemberg is impending or already underway. From interrupted wireless messages it is understood in Polish military circles that the Bol? sheviki intend to spar for time at ?h^k Baranovitich armistice, which begins Friday night. Labor Situation Improving Railroads Having Large Num? ber of Applications For Po? sitions Coiur. bia, July 30.?Improvement in the lSher situat;on with the rail? road* t rougbout the state has been noter since the announcement from! the "abor board of increased railroad wages, according to offtctula in Colum? bia of lie main trunk Pines of the state There has been an increase in the number of applications for iserk and als? an improvement in the spirit of thf worker according to these of? ficials. Officials of the Seaboard Air Line staff that the increase in applications has been both among the common la? borers and also among trainmen and i enginemen. Before the wage increase, they stated, adhere were practically no abdications for employment. It is stated at the Southern offices also that improvement in the numbet of employes has been noted. Othe^ roads make similar reports. "Many of the men seeking rail? road employment for the first time, ore attracted by good psy," one oftl elal'stated. Reports from other parts of the country indicate the same con tiuion pten Hing in many railroad centers. Profiteer Gets Prison Sentence >? u? *? , Federal Judge Send New York \ Grocery man to Atlanta For Ekv Two Years New York, July'30?A. L. Ijeqwn, the proprietor of a small grocery was sentenced today to tWo years iu the Atlanta penitentiary upoa convic? tion of hoarding foodstuffs. Federal Judge Howe in imposing the sentence rHaid he might have fined Lesson five thousand dollars, but he did not. wish to ' put the dollar mark on this Judg? ment \ League! of Nations First Sessions of Council Held in Spain This Afternoon Ran Sebastian, July 30.?Thu open- , ing session <of the league of nr.tjons* council bejjan at 4 o'clock this after? noon. The conferees will take up mi? nor questions at the first session to be held Tuesday. Williams Takes Oath Virginia Man Sworn in /ls As? sistant Secretary of War Today Washington, July 30.? William R. IVilliams 3f Richmond, Va., taok the >ath of office today as assistant eecre ary of war. LUMBER LUMBER Flooring, Coiling, Siding, <'using. Mouldings, framing Lumber, Hod Cedar Shingles, Pino and Cypress Shingles, .?. Metal and Composition Shingles, Carpenter's Tools, Doors. Sash und Blinds, Paint Brushes, l*oreli Columns and Bui lasters, Pupils and Oils, Heaver Hoard, Inside Decorations, Locks, Nails, Grates, Sawn, Hatchets, Hammers Door Hangers, BUILDING MATERIAL: HARDWARE PAINTS OILS Brick, idrae, Cement, Master, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Sewer Pipe, Stove Fine, Terra *\itta Thimbles Mortar Colon? and Stains Water Proofing Mineral, Corrugaicd Metal Roofing, Valley Tin and Ridge Roll, Calsominee and Cold Wat er Paints, Asbet?s and (^mpoejTbD^Rooflng WIRE FENCING, IRON AND WOOD POSTS EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSE Booth & McLeod, Inc. SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA