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TU gUsfTKR WATCHMAN, KataWlel ? ???.? ? ?* ? ' Consolidated Aug. 8, 1 COUNCIL MEETS ON TUESDAY Dispose of Much Routine Busi in Session HAC&MBN AJtE ALLOW? ED TO RAISE RATES] ytUcis* Proh?l?t*i Prom Park it* oa Mam streets Over Tte? Minutes , AS a rSgswT^ abating ?** counc? |gZE?s* C^Sffijdn D. K Mc Ca*??* an? J. A*, HiuNM ware pres The saitettss t*t. H?tt tttn. JOth and 4adsas tth derail aad approved. HClisi. iHrrea ef Pargdn, Hartae etwot rietst* lutf JJjrton gdtsT^gew p?riaUoJoo'| them fx! idrotcb sn ad temarr across Mein Mropt, a Cssgsnioat Hotel, a4rvertla ajagtien at r?dcdtta Bprtngs, i elregfOUrha bnai^ iftdc* ?** supervision L 0tdg4*gft*n Mc 4?e? tkat banners It #miM eefebhab % .'t*S*tJ*S, , (?cv Sttotwoy, repre fackmen Pf Uta ertr. ?une? reqoesUag an be i44ow*d hurkmen In the city, beta* tnaufltalent to ilid aHow a fair ipar. ef prof t Altar dlscAusdon It wan that the rat** would be In eetta per paseeigOr for, oents per pnaoeuger for I years of age, these to gd Into effect at once. Coun? ter w*fd the lnoreaaea, optnjfcfj? tsfct the hack waUnied for improve during the neit two weeks bo? th* rates Should become pernva olfeetlv matter of parking vehicles of Hampton avenue. Man gad Caldwsll street wgo d, duo vto the congestion to, Add* It'wan decided to parkinr f* Over If minutes, etiatdertd atnpte for the restricted dta as fetlowa: Nnsnp* hsiwedn Hart in and trtets, Manning avenue I railroad and dir lim Iis. Swell street between* Main Streets. These restrictions effect at once, manager again referred to essgftcU the matter of rewiring the ongra house, bnt same* was not ap ^tgf Mil of Or. Cfgaa J. Ummon ffgst geedtoal attention to Louis Mc Csnfalnt Who we* Injured at a fire, was rfiwued, to the city manasjar for fur Iher Investigation as to why this ' gdrtp wa? not I ttended by the regular ?0 tf Ad tf nndor RaSteld his Should ho It k? ?Stoff* wJftte go ? physician, before the bill would aaeed for ttaywtent. Cheat BerwUk presented the police /report Cor the misnth of July. *A Council then adjourned. t Britain Surprised sr Fr?ste*'* Easrsgaition Of WfUftl tuenden. Aagoat II ?Great Britain ortet* Jlf notified of France's ftsssjiiHIsn of f,General Wr?nget* south JtassMan gwveri mem and the question as hebt* dlee.ua? ed l?etween Great Brit? ain and rrsstet. skwnetbing akin to Ii evinced by the newa orcr thn French action, which Is characterised go ootitrary to Brit? ish] ideas and s menace to entente re let loa a King Georg? has postponed hin contemplated trip to Scotland ow? ing tc the situation. Patia, Aug. It.?A great battle has !>egua for the poeaeselon of Warsaw, acocrdlng to the French foreign of Ixmdon. Aug. 11 ?It Im unofficially reported that Premier IJoyd George and Rsrt Curson plan to meet Pre? mier MlUerand at Boulogne Sunday to diacuas the situation arising fron? the French* recognition of General Wr?nget ?fwrle. August l|?Dispatches from Warsaw to the Echo de Parle sav that the military situation has greatly lin proved for the Poles, following the re tnreroement of the Northern Polish Army in conformity with the ndvlce St General WVV**nd. of the French Of texten. The Polish army, it is said. I* new numerically equal to tr at of the aovlets. . Aug. 13? New? from the other aide of the battle line te> that Trotsky haa set op htv headquarters On the front smff haa recently de? colored that In a year all of Europe Would be Belebe''Ik. Wrong Man Sought For Killing Aahevtlle, A nr. It.?Information ?fiftSO retired here today that Carl un?l Mesirg 3e*ftfca nee being sought in eon noeUoa with the shooting of the Hens lev family Sunday and not Will Bank?, Ukelr father, as ortgfsjaily reportr 1. ted April, lsoO. k,ll? Just S8L S SUMTER WORK AMONG NEGROES _ S Receives Praise From State In? spector After Visit _ , ? CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HELPS IN EFFORTS ?itiicn of the County Are Ask? ed to Give Money to Make Work Bfflcient Winthrop College home demonstra? tion department has recognised the value of the work of educating the negro women and girls in the art of extraordinary production of food, auch .is producing a surplus of vege? tables, fruits, poultry, eggs and pre? serving and canning same, and im teaching the negro girls and women how to, cook properly, training them for Intelligent service, maintaining sanitary conditions and reducing avoidable communicable and other diseases and premature deatba, and generally bringing the standard of efficiency, economy, and wholesome living up to the "live at home and Urs right" Ideale of good elften ship. Dr. U Bragg Anthony, rural super? visor of colored schools, has been ap? point**! a* acting hom*\ demonstration agon* m which capacity she served before and during the war under the joint support and supervision of the county hoard of education and county home demonstration department. Clomson College farm extension di? vision has recognised the work of the negro farm demonstration de >art ment by providing for the part pay ot J. P. Powell, farm demdnstritlon agent or county agent, among tha ne? groes. H:s report below submitted to the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce with the request that It he given pub tfcathMi, shows that good work is be iig# done along vary necessary eco? nomic lines, particularly in view of the menace of the cotton boll weevil. I The white ciUsen* df Sumter county are, vitally Inisfeshsd in the moral, eeoromtc, and* hygienic conditions of the negro people *who are to a large extent, our main supply of domestics and laborers, an well as representing to $ mrge extent the commercial and ! agr ^cultural poal bill ties of the county. The Sumter County Chamber Of Commerce has dorte Its best for the negro citizen* in the,home and farm i demonstration work as that organiza? tion .realises that the prosperity and the health of the negro race are of great importance to both races. Secretary R?eardon of the Chamber of Commerce Ja candid in saying that he believes that the county legisla? tive delegation should render some substantial financial aid to th negro farm and home demonstration agents and their work a* a majority cf the cltluens of this county are negro farm? ers', laborers and domestic servants. The Chamber of ^Commerce therefore presents the report of J. P. Powell, farm demonstration agent, foi the in? formation of the white citizens as well as for the colored population, in order that both races may see what 1* bel?g done for the negro women, men and boys and girls. (The report referred to abovj will be pubtlshed next week. >me enterprising white citizens could be induced to start a movement for poular subscription temoprary aid to encourage thin work among rur colored fellow citizens It would be? yond doubt prove profits tfe in the long run to both races f^m a purely business and physical point of view. Seed Crushers Meet Will Go To Columbia On August Thirtieth / , Wyatt A. Taylor Columbia, Aug. 12.?A meeting of the cotton seed crushers of the state has been called for August 30th, to be held in Columbia, the meting being called by the executive committee of the South Carolina Cotton Seed Crush rs* Association. In ?? resolution made public yesterday afternoon. The com? mittee adjourned a very Important meeting, in Columbia yesterday. The meeting for August 30th Is to discuss the cotton seed situation gen? erally. Prof. Arthur Shelton, statisti? cian of the interstate Crushers' asso? ciation, and W. A. McSwaln of Colum? bia state Insurance commissioner, will be speakers for the gathering. Fred. W. Culvern of Kershaw la pres? ident of the crushers' association; C. C. Fish burn of Columbia Is vice presi? dent, and W. B. West, Columbia, is secretary. The crushers are viewing with alarm the coal situation, both as to the supply and the high price. They are at a loss, it is stuted, to know what to expect of the approaching crushing season. Harding Makes Speech Will Address Republican Kdi U tors Friday Marion. Aug. ll-~H?rding is to? day working on his front porch ?Mash to be delivered Friday to the Ohio Republican editors. He did not reveal the subject matter, but acme of his advisers say it will touch on to* league of nations. i man and Fear Not?-l ei all the ends Thou A 1UMTER, S. 0., SATUR1 COUNTRY QS? NOW IN SIGHT Plan? Now Going On With, * Rush for Construction ||0F BEAUTIFUL GATHER* ING PLACE FOR StljffTER - 'Site Near First Mill Sheeted and Building Will Commence I Soon Plann for the building of a country club for Sumter are now going ? ahead with a rush. The committee has been held back for some time ?n ac? count of the difficulty in securing a I suitable ptace for the ciub but now that the place near First Mill has been, chosen, it is * thought that! work will soon begin. The site of the club house vill be on the eastern hank of the lake and will face west, and as it will be on a hill, it will have afbeau ful view of the surrounding country. The spot chosen is very beautlf\ 1 and with a little work will make a most satisfactory place. The cotni fiittee has signed a contract with ? Er? O. H. Folley and Dr. Ed. Booth, oWners of the property, whereby thnj dam will be rebuilt, the lak# cleared* and the club house built by the owners who wilt lease it to the members of the club for a period Of five years with the privilege of purchasing* the property afterwards. While' no ?laus have been drawn, it is undetjtted that the club house will havtt one story gad will have a hall with Ail re? place where' th? members of therclub may gather. This hall will haje a hardwood floor suitable tor damping. There will be several rooms adjejning this large hall far the use of the mem? bers aud there will be two lecker rooms, one for ladles and one for gentlemen. Tennis courts will be con? structed, and it Is thought that >.? property adjoining the ground*, 'con? sisting of about 100 acres, will be leased shortly. Part of this will be converted into a golf course and the restVrerited out until needed.. The lalrWwill be cleaned so It "will make an e*c. 'ent swimming spot'and wUl he stocked with fish. Boats, will he I placed on It for .the use" of the mem? bers. ? .HiVil No more ideal spot could have Sen selected for the - location of the club." It '? Is in easy walking distance of town, so members can run out in a short time yet it is off the main road arid'is as secluoVed a* though it were 10 mlb'M from town. Plan's will be drawn and work be? gun as soon as the committee has secured 50 charter members. There are Just a few more to be secured to make up this number, so Sumter may expect'a modern country club, in a short time. The officers of the club are: H. *A. Moser-, president; R. B. Belaer and W. J.w Crbwaon, vice presidents; W. M. Levy, secretary and treasurer. Body of Gormas Arrives Today New York, Aug. 12.?The body of Surgeon General Gorgss, who died in London last month, was returned to his home shores today. It was met at the docks by a guard of *honor from the Thirteenth infantry. It will lie In state at the Pennsylvania station until this afternoon when it will be taken to Arlington cemetery for burial. ? Horseman Dead B*a Heart Failure As He Wins Rate London, Aug. 12.?Walter Wlnans. noted horseman of Baltimore, drop? ped dead in his sulky as his horse dashed over the winning line at Par pices Park. Railway Express Asks Permission Washington, August 12?Permission to Increase the express rates to absorb the wage award estimated at nearly forty-four million dollars was asked of the Interstate Commerce Commis? sion today by the American Railway, Bxpres Company. Cox Makes Speech Dayton. Aug. 12?With Cox en route to Cump Perry, Ohih to deliver his first address since notification! and his running mate Roosevelt on j a western trip, the Democratic plans for the carrying of the cause to the people is now. underway. In his ad? dress, Cox did not plan to delve deep Into the major issues of the cam? paign but to give his views on th*H preparation and training during war times. James O'Neil Dies New London, Conn.. August 10?? Junies O'Neill prominent aetor. died at a hospital h*f* today. He WS* seventy years old and had been suffer? ing from Internal disorder. Sumter county needs about a thousand poultry raisers who will euch raise at least one hundred chickens for market. Chickens and eggs are too scarce for comfort, dms't at be thy C ouuiry's, Thy <;<x1'm i DAT, AUGUST 14. 1020 NOTES OF I CfTYSCHOOLS Teachers Will Gather Septerri J ber Sixth For Work QUESTION OF DIET i IS DISCUSSED Students Of fourth Year High School Are Ready For ) Work From the very favorable reception given to the question of making it possible to provide milk fo/ all of the children of the Washington school each day, it is hoped that we shall be able to extend this very helpful and constructive custom of the past few years so that all the children can be the direct beneficiaries. This ' con? structive experiment is certainly no longer a matter of guess work. It Ibas demonstrated beyond question that a glass of milk taken' regularly isvery day Is exceedingly beneficial for a growing child. It has proved re? markably helpful without exception it\ the cane of a comparatively small number of pupils, why should it not help every pupil? As soon as the teacher who is to have charge of this phase of the work returns, we shall begin an investigation to ascertain the wishes of the parents of the pupils who are in the Washington school building. The parents are refpested to think the matter over carefully so that they will be ready to answer the questions that wilt be submitted to them h cr. *? ? The patrons of the school who do not resida in the city will psy an an? nual tuition fee of $30.00 for e.i jp child below the high school. There are no rees for ?those who live in the city and there are no fees in th * high school even for pon-resldents since the high schools are state aided and they, therefore, open their doors to any high school student in the state witbotu charge. The state pa^s the tuition cf mm resident* in the high school; This regulation holds good .for alt of the public schools of the city, white and colored. v' v ... s! s-y Monday the sixth of September will be apeut by the teachers in getting ? tner wort of the year carefully out? lined and all arrangements m ide as fur as practicable so that from the very first the work may move smooth? ly and enpeditlously. The pupils will begin werk on Tuesday the seventh and we are hoping for the best year's work in our history. The people have responded favorably to every request to meet the demands of a growing school and the additional expenses and aside from the first consideration of sendee for the ch?duen.Jt will be the desire of those connected with the school to evince their appreciation by a year cf unusualy hard and effec? tive work. W* are very much in hopes that the aame spirit will extend to the pupils. We are very muchenhnato pupils. There is reasonable founda? tion for this hope, as the students of the rising fourth year seem to be anxu ious to make a record for themselves this year There is another practice that is becoming prevalent and is to be very highly commended: the pa? rents arc selecting the colleges for their son:i and daughters several years before tkey are ready to go. In this way the specific preparedness that is essential may be procured by stress? ing those bra.: ches of the curriculum that wil best fit the student for the* particular course that he wishes to pursue at college. a o e A communication received from a ' superintendent of a neighboring city reads as follows: "I want to know what you have done in regard to board for your teachers. I can't gftt the peop'e here to take them. I ha>'? at least a dozen not placed and no way to place them." This is really a very distressing condition and, while, of course it is not in my power to help my brother Superintendent hope that he may be able to solve the difficult problem. Thus far we have been more fortunate. I have had requests from three teachers to pro? cure boarding places. J had one lady I who said that she would take two and , another, one. I sincerely trust that all of the others will be easily placed. I have every reason to believe that the people of Sumter will see to It that the teachers in their schools may not be embarrassed by failing to get a place to stay while teaching in our city. Turks Sign Treaty Paris. Aug. 10.?it has been de? cided thit the Turkish treaty will be signed tils afternoon. Cheraw, Augfisl 11?At noon today as the local freight train, No.335, At? lantic Coast Line railroad, was cross? ing the WSdSShoro road at Watson's Crossing, about seven miles north of Cheraw, going south, it ran into ft large Hudson cer carrying six women and three men, all from Badtn, N. C, The men were: Henry Dbhorry, Kur man Dawbtns and Croonle) Mitebell. They hod been here this week, play? ing baseball. And were going home. All were hurt, two women and one man. Dawkins, seriously, The car was a complete wreck.: The freight train ptokod up those seriously injured and carried them to the Florence hos 1 pital. wd Troth's." TtlK TRUE S< NORM ESTERN j LOSES MONEY Road To Camden and St. Haul Shows Deficit ; 1 LOSES EIGHT THOUSAND i DOLLARS IN JUNE - ? I Losa Was Due to Unusually I Heavy Expenditures For Equipment and Maintenance' The Sumtcr Item Bureau, Wyatt A. Taylor, Correspondent. Columbia. Aug. 11.?The North? western Railroad of South Carolina, operating between Camden and Sum ter and Sumter and St. Paul, a road with probably less than 100 miles of trackage operated at a loss of more than $8,000 during the month of June, according to th<? report of the road for that month as just filed with the South Carolina Railroad Commission. In June of last year the little road op? erated at a net profit of IS,138. This June the loss was $8,060. 1 This Sumter railroad has made dur? ing the first half of the present year net earnings of $86,553. For the same period of last year the road's total earnings were $41,336. The loss incurred by the road for the niojuh of June, as just reported, seems jB have been due to heavy ex? penditures during the month. The company spent during June $9,987 for maintenance of its way and structures. During the firsr half of the year the ) amount spent for this purpose was only $24,848. For maintenance of equipment In June the road spent $3, 237, as compared with only $9,491 for . the entire first six months-of the year. The twtal expenditures of the road for June were $20,539. The total earnings for that month were only $12,489. . Poland Asks Aid Wants America to Grant An . ' Extension of Credits Washington, Aug. 11.?Poland will ask immediate aid of the United I States in her f ght against the Bolshe ?vikl, the Polish minister announced today. The dppeal, he said, would be based on the American note to Italy that the United States will in* slst on the maintenance of Polish independence, and will be confined to a request for an extension of credits. Pozi Ex-Prisoner Hanover Trust Company Closed By Bank Examiners Boston, Aug. 11.? Charles Ponzi, the spectacular financier, admitted to? day he was the Charles Ponzi who served a term in 4>*f penitentiary in Montreal some time ago. Bank exam? iners today closed the Hanover Trust company where Ponzi is said to ha^e overdrawn hi.*i account. Ponifci Retires To Home For Needed Rest, No Visitors Allowed Boston, August 12?A creditor's petition asking for the appointment of a receiver for Charles Ponzi was filed in the federal court today. Ponzi has retired to his horrwe and denied him? self to callers, saying that his nerves wouTd not last forever and he must rest. A guard kept all ?visitors livvay from him. Ponzi surrendered later to the United States marshall. The district attorney said that Ponzi surrendered because he could not carry out his promises to redeem his notes tomor? row. Tlie a' torney general said his liabilities would run into the millions. Suffragists Win Point I - ! Motion to Postpone Action in Tennessee Is Defeated Nashville, Aug. 12.?The suffragists won another point in the fight for the ratification of the federal amendment when the Story joint resolution, which would have prohibited action I of any kind by the legislature on the measure, was tabled by a viva voce vote. Miniisters Killed At Camp Meeting in Indiana Import. Ind. Aug. 10?Two minis? ters were killed and two minie? *n? injured, when lightning struck ; tent at Springfield Methodist Camp meeting todciy. Daniels Wants Suffrage Washington, Aug. 12.?Ocretury i>anieiH leaves tomorrow for ftaleteh, where the state legislature Is consid? ering suffrage, Daniels is an ardent supporter Of suffrage and said today that he would use what influence he eould to bring about favorable action on the amendment. lil'THIlON, Established i Vol.L. No RAILROADS ?PI PEAL THIS Must Come Before St&te mission For Permissit FIGHT OVER INTRASTi I PASSENGER Rj Commission Will Probabft in Session All This Week Hearings Wyatt A. Taylor Columbia, Aug. 11.?A repress tive of the railroads operat South Carolina is expected to api before the South Carolina raih commiaion this week to petition an order allowing the inciealrd rai recently announced by the intetsU commerce commission. It is that a representative of the raili will probably appear before the .mission before the adjournmentJ this week's session, which began day. The railroad commission must prove the increased rates befoue tan become effective in South Ci The commission will probably range a hearing, at which represent tives of the shippers and of the Hv generally can apeat -?nd ^i.'e ti k?h of the case ms well >s the roads. The commission * ?s indie? I ed that it will have such a heurirg. At the same time, the interstate von ineree commission has authority U reverse any ruling that st.ite railroad comssission might make as to rates, ; so thai the rate-fixing power ,s after.! all U> the hands <d the 1. c\ C. solely. There will probably be a fight wa|f ed over the question of intra-at&t?/ passenger rates. There is a state law in South Carolina which forbids the r.ii.roads from charging more than, three cents a mile for hauling pas? sengers. This limit is already effect? ive, so that the new increase of JiO per cent, in passenger fares would! put this intra-state rate beyond . the bmit allowed by the state law. It 14 held by some public officials that I the railroads will not have a righi to charge more than this three egityi a \ , mile on passenger Journeys Within I the bounds of the state, thus prevent? ing the effectiveness of the rate In-, i rease for passenger business wkfctn the state. It is stated by some railroad?OtlP? cials that the carriers will not ash for any increase of intra-state pat* fenger fares, In states where the la** li\efc a low limit, as in So ith Carolina. This will mean that there will he nO increase of railroad pasenger fares, on journeys within the bounds of the state. Increases in all interstate passen? ger charges, and all freight ratea have to be approved by the state rail? road commission before the increases can become effective. The railroad commission had not up to Wednesday morning received any petition from! the railroads for approval of the higher rates. Such a petition is ex? pected this week, however, and it la probable that an attorney for the ; railroads operating within the state will appear before the commission before the week is out P. A. Will cox of Florence, general counsel for the Atlantic Coast Line, has made in? quiry regarding the length of thej commission meeting this week, and he is expected to appear in Columbia to> consult with the commissioners. The commission will probably be in Ses ; sion all the week. Columbia To Fight Atlanta Over the Removal of Camp Gordon to Camp Jackson Columbia, Aug. 11?A'tmm f?. is in progress between the cftys Columbia and the city of Atlanta, regarding the fate of Camp Gordon? near Atlanta, the war department having issued orders for the "Junk? ing" of Camp Cordon and the trans* fer of the First Division, now in camp there, to Camp Jackson, near Col? umbia. Atlanta is puting up a hard fight to have the order rescinded, presenting to the war department statements to show Atlanta's superi? ority as a camp location. Columbia la also making effort to prove that South Carolina's capital offers the best advantages. All the while Washington is snoring, it is said. Secretary Raker has issued a state? ment to the correspondent of ThO Columbia Record, In which he sayo that there is no likelihood of a charge in the orders. At the same he haa agreed to arrange a hearing in the matter. Negro Dies After Forty Days Hunger Strike Pottsville, Pa., Aug. 11.?Charles? Wilson, negro, died today after a hunger strike lasting 4 3 days in the) count; jail. Italians Killed Munitions Depot Explodes in Florence Floren, e. Italy. Aug. lt.?Tnirty l?? persons were killed and several wounded in an explosion of a muaW tions depot here today._