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f IO COMPANY 0. 0. ?Ad ?dvano?. - . ? ??> ?ret la*ertoin .$1 00 Tint insertion .,o thre* month* or Ion* i at reduend r te*. ?>IE?lq?tlon* which subserve -a will ha charged for Urn tribute* of respect _ for. Watohman was found the True Southron In Watchmen and SouthroA combined circulation and I't both of the old papers, LOastly the heat advertising ?Ulster._ FOR AFRJCASH" *n' ambitious enterprtae un hjr the leader* of the Unl Improvement Associa? te big convention In Madl r* Ckn#?n. New York. They .?4 thin* lea* than the "ro? of the negto race and the ef Africa a* the black ISttasnt, free from dorn Ina ?traaloa by any other race, for Africans i* their mot have oome from every in the world, I2.uuu in la good for the white man ? the negro." declare* afar f?r? organ teer and head of it "That I* freedom, democracy. Two million per* eaJled out to fight veacld aataftt might enjoy rfles of etvllaaiuen *ed 4#. mea are ready to fight of democracy on the ba? ns apology and no com - \ ?fferj the negroee of he 4P? no lea* than strike for M t*h? English olalra Kng Vreakeh Fran**, end the ?f lUhjr a* their native habitat. gS nsgross shall claim Africa ***??* habitat and shed their their claim convention shell frame for the negro race hp ? oonstltutton that shall '%* Seetlntes of all hranohe* race. The hloodleit. of hi ret to come when Asta ntsfeb her strength agelnat at Imp the domination of the . 1 That will be the negro's op? to* draw the sword for the African redemption." Ii flue, bold language. Ne >h ?st have s real gift bother It 1* destined (s ti. dated Into action is I SjfifSSS obviously suffer a tre hanhcap In carrying out They are probably at the United State*, and have made much pared with their orlgi SjBh, they will have a fling m political and econ SSSlepment A* for Africa, it r4hkM esntlnent. with the richest of It held by strong white |t sad the negroes unorganized, ft* Into many tribe* with many Sea, are mostly savage. 14% American negroes organize I*'race throughout Afrlct? Pj* |*fr% a thousand years. 1% Uber >t|4fsfs (he oat tree have he* abso? ff! jkft*9*\ sag every opportunity. Iflj' lair* sseemplsshe4 practically itideg In half a century. sssb*sss*ss*BmB*bshbs*s> <> HUM ANY AND POUND. ft^ilsslt 0s>r ?t the moat irritating thing* I ?*itnectiu wi'.h the Polish dlaas r lMS.be''?? the attitude of Oer hasi* ?Wh has frankly taken nid< S ?he Ru^rlan Lolahevtkl and eVt it pla n hat she would put all et? obstacle* In the way of the IS* going to Polsnd's *ld. It has St Ssftaltety anounced in Odrma/iv i saaeage of allied troops, STSSI Of supplies through Herman ejntsry for that purpose wojld not * tcrssttted. Th>s I*, to say th* leset, a etrnug* Ifnd fof Ofrmany. That country he* seUratsd by the srmletlcs to srssif the passage of allied force* st any kegltlmat* purpose. It has sen commonly supposed that the M*act> freety signed by Germany *sart *.mil*r provision. Whether hie r? irus i* not altogether clear, btt eertalrdy if 'Germany were even ?ret>nding to act in good fulth eh* Stilt sot offer aoy sound objection, fo abject Incriminate* herself at the urn* 'time that It puts the Alllea at at Inttlersble disadvantage In help, hfj v breve country defend ite Inde reitOnce sgalnst the common enemy ?f c vi'i-alon If Oermsny peralsts In ttibi po?i ttOSi there n*ed be no roi?*ide sMoa St* bst sensitive Oelings. The Allle* pgr* the power to go through Oer Ig nf to help Poland if they decide |;*\ that I? arise. They probably lietl s> legal right They csrUlnl> *v*> ssssml right, sad the right ? eWqoerdrs.*A>t to let the criminal na tlon tbejr have beaten interfere with * great work of Justice and mercy. t 1 > .? While Ohio and Vlrglniu quarre! as to their respective merits as mo there of presidents, New Ti'ork and Indiana nwy fight It out as to whhh la the eeiitab'e rnotner of vice-pies dents. Winners and losers. Men vcrocd in the way* of finance have been puszled to account for Ihe profits made by Charles Ponzi. the Boston "Wiaard." But one thing they have all been nure of. Some? body was losing that money. It was a sa'e supposition from the first. And it is a sate supposition in every case where somebody comes forward with a spectacular get-rlch qulck proposal. Attention at first ie directed only at the winners?the1 promoters, and thone whom they graciously peimit to share their big profits. But eventually the other aide of the atory is revealed, and It b '? und that for every dollar easily gained by somebody there was a dollar, or mote than a dollar, lost by somebody else. It will doubtless be found so in this instance, even though the "wizard may be found not to* nave broken the letter of any human law. And the essential wrongneas of the transaction will not be In the leaat affected if It la found that the profits going to a few thousand speculators in comparative? ly large sums guve come in small sums out of the pockets of whole nations, JAZZ AND BRASS _______ * The National Association of Mas? ters of Dancing is frowning on jazz mualc. declaring that it haa brought dancing Into disrepute. That state? ment may be greeted with some in? credulity, In view of the large num? bers of reputable people who dance to Jazz niissto right along. But the dancing owastern any they know what they are talking about, and agree with the moraHata of th? pujplt that the whole business la deplorable. Thla type of .oiuiic, they explain, instead of arousing the fine, ennob? ling emnMona that ,*oor> music la al? ways supposed to l rouse, in dancers aa In mere listeners, "excltea all aorta of pagan impulses" and "instead of beauty and rhythmic grace, it fos? ters abandon." They want, there? fore, to banish suck music from ball? rooms and dining rooma to get rid of "rough-house tactics on the dance floor." One of the means by which they propose to accomplish this reform will be of lntereat to large numbers of people who care nothing about dancing. They would forbid the use of braae Instrumenta for dance muaie. and permit only stringed Instru? ments. There camot be much Jaaz, It seems, without brass. If the ordinary jazs effects were sought with an ordi? nary string orchestra, the Jazz ar? tists would prob-hly fall of their pur? pose, snd the dancers. If this theory is correct, would find themselves dancing In a more refined fashion in apite of themselves. But perhapa a still greater blessing would come to the mere listener, particularly In din-' Ing l corns with dance floors. His nerves ire continually frazaled by,the blare of braso and t'.a jrecution of all kinds of heathenish Jazs stunts when all he wants to do is to eat hi* raeml' in peice and quiet. Why brass instrumenta should ever be al? lowed tn a dining room la something that philosophers of tonu* calmer, I saner age may wonder about. Columbia. Aug. 11?Financial con? ditions have pract ically eliminated the independent tobucco buyer from the South Carolina tobacco markets and are forcing the farmers to Hell their tobacco at prices below the actual cost of production, arordtng to a tele? gram received yesterday by (Jovernor Cooper from repteaeta\ieves of :tbe Florence county tobacco growers. The Independent buyers, unable to borrow ?be money necewmry to finance their trades, _uvlna therefore has been left to only the representatives of the va? rious tobacco companies, according to the telegram. Oovernor Cooper replied to the communication yesterday, of? fering what aseistance he could. The Ii legratn follows: "On account of the money condition, the Independent can not get money to do business and the big rompunles ar? taking our tobacco for less than co?t ot production. We have been instrurt ted by the Independent toba -co pen pie that they would buy tobacco if Die local banks would furnish the money. Please give this matter your prompt attention." l>?Berry, who was aerloualy Injur? ed yeaterday ii a collision between an automobile and a train near Che raw, was a member of the Sumter baseball team last year, pitching a number of winning games. There a*re a number of houses for sale, but few for rent In this city. This condition needs to be remedied. Hoad engineer Thompson has had the emerge icy gang at work on the ? road at Second Mill for several days, as there was a threatened break In the dam. Will Take the Stump For Gov? ernor Cox Soon INTERESTED ALSO IN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIO Receives Letter From Chair? man Harrison Asking Aid in ej Speaking. Before leaving for the Piedmont when? he will ?pond several days Senator E. D. Smith stated his plea? sure on acount of the addresses of Governor Cox and Mr. Roosevelt, the party leaders in the presidential cam? paign. "Governor Cox has proved j himself a party lenVler?and a sure winner" said Senator Smith. "He has the personality and this "pep" if 1 may so use the word. 1 know the re? publican party fias tied Itself fast to a post and Governor Cox will run awuy with the race. "The Democratic convention at San Francisco had in view but one con? cern, to construct a platform which would embrace men eures for the best Interests of the country, and to put forward upon that platform a man who could be relied upon to do tKe right thing. \W have found him. "Governor Cox has met the prob Yun- of the campaign in a way to in? spire the confidence of the public in, him as g party leader. 1 am as deep? ly interested in the congressional eicc Hons as in the preshlentfal. We have a good oportunity to regain control of both houses of congress. I have controlcyears himadTthatro nnnnJB been invited to make some speeches In the camnf^ign. and may avail my? self of the Oportunity to do so." Senator Smith is in receipt of the following letter from Senator Pat Har? rison, chairmon of the speaker's' bu? reau of the National Democratic committee. "My Dear Senator: "We want you to know that we are counting on you big to help us carry on this campaign. We want to use you_ extensively in various parts of the country and must have you. Please/ write us just what time you can give us in the campaign so that we can lay our plans as early as possible. "We want your cooperation in every way and hope that you will feel free to make any suggestions touching the management of the campaign at any time. "When you write us will you please submit some names of prominent Democrats in your state whom we can use to good udvantage on the cam? paign outside of the state.' While Senator Smith is very opti? mistic oi'cr his own campaign and be? lieve trdU he will be renomlnated by a majority on the* first primary, yet he realizes that every vote counts, and he would like to get as good an endorse? ment as he can, and he will remain in the state until the ttrst primary. After that time he will spend most of the months of September and October at the call of his party in the fight for the election of Mr. Cox and the Demo? cratic nominees for house and senate. The farmers will pay more for gin nlng this year. It is stated that the charge'wJU be .*.'? a bale for short cot ion and $7 for. long staple. STATE WOMEN SUPPORT COX If Amendment is Adopted They Will Be Solid TELEGRAM SENT GOV? ERNOR YESTERDAY -Assure Him of a Landslide Ma | jority From the Palmetto State Wyatt A. Tay.or Columbia, Aug. 12. The suffrage leaders of South Carolina have as- [ sured Governor Cox that if the suf? frage amendment is ratified before the coming elections. South Carolina's woman vote will bo SOlidlj for him. Telegrams assuring the Democratic nominee of a solid Democratic stitte i have been sent by leaders of the suffrage movement In tue state and also by Hon. John Gar.' Kvans, na? tional committeeiuan for this state. Before sending the telegram assur? ing Governor Cox that the state' of ! South Carolina would be solidly for 1 him with the v omen voting?-as solid? ly Democratic as w*.*e the wmien not. allowed to vote?the suffrage leaders went "into the political aspect of the Situation/ They held a conference with Governor < 'ooper and Also with Mr\ Evans, at Spartanburg, with a view to determining if th.* enfran? chisement of the women of the statej would effect the solidarity of the Democratic vote: It was the opinion of the governor, of Mr. Evans, also of other political leaders that giving the women the vote in South Carolina would not alter the Democratic land? slide |n the Palmetto state. f The telegrams were ther sent to Governor Cox, assuring/him of a landslide majority vote In Feuth Car? olina, even if the suffrage amendment were ratified. The message assured held in Columbia, the mee ing being backing of South Carotins, both/ of male votes and' also pf woiren Votes, If the women got the ballot this year. The telegram to Governor Cox stated that "ratification of the consti? tutional amendment would have no 'adverse effect on the Democratic vote in South Carolina." Indications point, weather permit ing. to a record breaking" gathering from Sumter city and Surr ter county at General Sumter memorial Schdnl next Saturday. August 14th, at whloh time there! will be a basket picnic as a gpjtjtal feature, and a specially ar? ranged instrumental and vocal pro? gram, under the maragei lent of the General Sumter Memorial Association of Sumter county, * The citizens of Sum ter county are Invited to .participate in the basket picnic and In the exercises of t,he cele? bration. From 11 a. m. until 2 p.. m. when dinner wil be served there, will be the usual gathering sociabili I ties with a couple of short talks on timely topics ami of historic Interest gglsp. Ug'.t after dinner the celebration program! will be put on. participated in by local talent and by the child? ren of the school district The asso? ciation urges the citizens of Sumter county to turn out in\fu 1 force, and guarantees every one Who attends a warm welcome and a good time. Woman'N Exchange ami Tea Hoom to Be OlMMlMl. I believe flu ladies wilt be pleasSd to know itLadies fochuttgv and Tea Room will.soon be m operation in Bumter. Miss Bertha cv ndU -'s mil Unary cJt'tbllshment will oceirpy the Urat Boor nf ih< building f jrnn-r y ?.c rupjed Lv Cuuino'i Grocery Stare and Mrs. i.obby, afelated by MIjs (4l!le Gregg, who has had experience*in con? ducting a Ladies Exchange will open an up to date tea room ;uui a Lad ion iSxchange. Hera we hope to meet the holies of Snmler ami vicinity, who aro desirious of buying and selling fancy work of all kinds, also cafcet, preser? ves and other things. We*want you to pay us a visit and feel at hon e. When tireri from an afternoon or morning of shopping, or dusty and weary from a, long rld<e. a enp of our tea, cocoa, or coffee, and an appetizing sand wich, then a resl on an inviting com h will put yon in a better humor andl we hope bring you back to us again. We hope to b in odr quarters on or about September 1st. and rsSpSotfttlly solicit members for the Indies E\ Change. When you read this, please hell your neighbor, and bring her whet? you come to join. Every member we oecun will bwlp to launch the enter? prise and we beg that you give Bel your support. Mrs. Laura Lebby. FOR SALi: .umber CUl to ordrr. ei? ther in ear lifts or less; can deliver b\ wagon tO Sumte?-. Long and Bh< i t leaf. P. P. (Jaillard, Dalz? ll. s. o, _ A Statement From Senator E. D. Smith Lue to Ihe circulation of a cer-jTimes which refer to my absence tain pampniet written by one h. I when the Ship Purchase bill was L. Scaife, which pamphlet has beenIpenoing. in quoting this article, sent oroaticaet over tne state or an attempt is also made by the {South Carolina? 1 reel that it is (writer of this pamphlet to mislead pernaps due to my tru mis who [the public by making the impres mignt not understand uns pam-ision that i did not return In time phh't to issue th?- following State-Ito relieve the en barrass'ng situa ment. tloti existing- there. He could not in this pamphlet 1 am attacked (themselves, as to this, the Colum principally for my absences on ' l,1a Mate or iuesday morning, certain roll calls and votes in the j February 9, 191fi. contains; the tol ienate. In recounting rny failure to be recorded and voting a cer? tain number of Mines' it Is not Mated that i was paired on prac? tically every vote ami the Impres? sion is attempted to. be made that my vote was thereby loat. My vote was* not lost. By thif, system of pairing a senator's vote is protect? ed whenever bis committee or de piartmental Work or ilness pi event his being presestn. 11 y pairing is meant a senator of one political party agreeing with .a senator of the opposite party that in case "ither is absent for any reason the other refrains from voting. Thus the vote of eithei one on a roll call is protected. Any one at f all familiar with legislature pro? ceedings knows that most Of the work is done off the lloor of the senate. In committee rooms and elsewhere. Heome. has grown'up tne almost universal practice among tVio senators to pair, oe cause the very nature of the work demands this practice. My rhjBOrd *is to roll call is com? pared to that of a particular sena? tor. This is also misleading. If bj&! comparison having any value was to have been made the gen? eral average of the entire body mould have ueen taken and tms would not have been conclusive unless there had been taken into consideration committee assign ments,mcnts, tjjeir importance and the work done in them and the legislation resulting therefrom and also the work <fone in the depart? ments for one's constituents and for the interests of legislation. A senator,'of course, keeps in tO?Ch with the proceedings of flic senate and knows when it is nec? essary to be present, Reference i? Stade to an gricte which appeared in the New York lowing: n aShlngton, Feh, ?.? Total? ly unanoum-cd and to the sur? prise of hia colleagues, Senator E. 1). Smith of South Carolina, who has been it the l>eds1de of is wife for the past three weeks, this morniVig came into the sen? ate. Not only did Senator Smith arrive from south C ??? lina. btlt S nator Xewlands at itarhed Washington ffon 1 ? West. "It was also feared that Sen? ator Tillman. who had been fined to h s apartments for the past three or tour days, might not be able to be present, but when the Senate met he was on , hand though feeling far from welt Senator Smith said it wUs <P Its impossible to n ach Wash? ington earlier, although he was Well aware of the serious sttf*? tion existing there. He could not leSve Mrs. Smith, who has been m a hospital at Florence, until last night, at which time he took the first train for Washington.'* it might be said in passing that two other good Democratic sena? tors, Senator New lands, chairman, of the Interstate Commerce Com? mittee at mat tune, ami senator Tinman, enairrnan of tne Maval Affairs Commits, were also ab s? nt for good reasons as well as I. The u,u stion that should con? cern the public of this state is the faithfulness and efficiency with which I have met and discharged the duties of the office, what I have accomplished as to legisla? tion and a epartmental work. the importance of my responsible com? mittee assignments and the work done therein, my loyalty to my party and my country. In all these essential respects I challenge <?< mpariso l with any senator. 7 Jennings - Blandimg live Stock Company 117 E. Hampton Ave., Pierson's Old Stand. *!wpw Mr. Blanding has just returned from the Virginia market where he has purchased, some of the best saddle and driving* horses. \ We handle buggies, wagons, and farm implements. We also handle the Oliver plows. We have only a limited number of Peering mowers, and rakes. Be sure you have one before these are all gone. * * 'WhM 13MVL Jeimings-Blanding live Stock Company 117 E. Hampton Ave., Pierson's Old Stand. . *