Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Raten Are 'COTTON IMS IN STATE in 'ttorence bounty it Crimp on Hopes 11?The Increase W|cer rates, which the l4i'rvn.iM .?rw eipuctert #t?*49 rnilei.nl < >inmln gVUflt**l. R'TcldlHg tu attorney aeuoral uf, Attoirte? (2ener.il ill IS i violation *kf kB provides that the lOSmntssion ?hall not rase on Intraatata nt 3 c%ita per mile. have a tread) reach the proposed Lncreaae >l be ?ranted. rut I] Letters are tt? every r ham lie r *?f Ifh State by I* D. Me? tal scent of the At Railroad. ashing IImm He the loading aad mi . therr t's cooperating In tro.r efforts to In-, resin*;? arrhd b\ each g*t It- The lock and anas rprer. Juat below pl ot abU be abandoned according to letters put by Col. o. p. Howell. sjdneer? or rharWwton. to fpuna throughout the eiste. Owe?! Ii? the engineer In peter *.ty* in South Caro CdMegc. August 1f--There I for VifhVUl cot Ion gntder* t lsV> y .trlous coontles mi? ll arrangements of the ? v Hjo wltU the cotton assents ps warehouse commission afgsrem now that demand be much greater than the rvsill ihle graders Thta I* of ? <? Reifert, extension b,cor too grading, who aays s? a spare-It y of good grud the raet that men ex perl rth work have entered the k August ir? Partially I trip tour IM tickets and rlrS'iy sold prkir to August Use Increased rates granted tratst? commerce commls I* rt'teot. wtl be valid, ac ^Ss'l Unnounr ernent made tat If K McOee, division W?*)?<?t the Horn hem raM Eiu I'shnnhiH V/? ujat tUutfti cfaatfv will be made for the portion of tna trip made after the g*jw' rotes tire mpde effective Ticket? sold prior to August 2? upon which the passage has not been < c mmencori will n*W be honored bul will bo redeemed at the old rate*. Chester. August 12--Che?t?er per? fected it8 community Y. M. C. A. yes? terday an J iv now in the field tin a competent secretary to begin work im? mediately, ayordlng to T. It. l?anhain. state n*>< retary ot the South Carolina I HY C. A. who returned last night from a conference yesterday with lead Ing Olttaons of the town. This will be tho sc? on.I community association in the/date. Rock liill at present being the only town to have such service. Mi. Lanham said last night. Florence. August t j - Reports from all sections of the county are thut the finest crops over known in tbl- sec Uon are to be found in Florence at the present, but th?> continued rains have put a eiimp for the last few d?.y? in ? \\> buoyant fesPnga of the fatmers, who say that crops are now suffering from excesive rains and that if there Is not soon a holdup that cotton will hv -e. nously damaged. Florence. August l??t'nder plans adopted last night bv the directors of the chamber of commerce, tho Fior Msl comuieicl.il organisation may Institute hi Florence and Darlington counties tobacco markets Me* tlr*t ( <...()# I ,,t ivo market quot-itl"** service yet undertaken, so far hs ?s known here in tobacco Industry. The direc? tors authorised Walter J. .lohns t, the ?tc rotary, put into optr.v.on ?'rts service, wbh h Is expected to proas a w, i.lnol if ? r < lit l< sver*- u ?-?;st in < . .del hi the e\ -hange of Infotins too. T Columbia, August 12?Internal rov enue deputies will end their checking up drive against merchants snd busi? ness houses all over South Caro? lina Saturday of this week and gy back to their respective territories. During the past month a force of a dosen deputies has been on the Job continuously, looking after merchant") who have failed to pay federal taxes Of various fctnd*. and their work has bat n very successful., This week the force is divided into two sections, one headed by Chief Deputy Lewis and the other by Chief Deputy Good WYK One squad is In Sumter and ?urrounding towns, while the other is working Florence. Rock Hill and other towns. All the deputies will be withdrawn from the field Sut urday. it was said at the internal rev? enue office here today. Colurrsbia. August 12?A white wo? man giving her name as Mrs. J. R. Fairy, wai arrested yesterday and is now being held for nvestigatton in connection with several worthless i hocks alleged to have been cashed for her by Columbia msrehants. A'ter her arrest she was carried to the police station, where she denied any connection with the bad checks glvlhg her address as seven miles from '?v.Uf^wiK -Columbia poUtee ara 1 now Invest(gating the afTalr and have sent Inquiries to the Calhoun authori? ties In an attempt to itJentlfy their prisoner. ? Greenville, Aug. 11.--A new press. Uli ttrst of its kiiul in the South, with a rapacity of pressing l.'tOO bales of cotton a day. beg ay opt ration today at -the Piedmont Compress and Bonded War? house, near (Ireenville. The out? fit represents an outlay of $100,000. Greenville. Auk. ti Farmers from IM sections of the county, in spite of threatening weather, gathered at. Poplar Spring? today to discuss the storing and grading of cotton, the <? 11 - day picnic meeting being held under the auspices of the Greenville County Cotton Association. Speakers well conversant Pith their subjects ad? dressed the gathering, giving particu? lar attention to warehousing and the advisability of stcuring a cotton grad? er for Greenville county. Columbia. Aug. 14.?The Sentence Of Jesse Murphy, Columbia negro, convicted of murder Jn the first de greo and sentenced to be electrocuted today, was yesterday commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Coop? er. The governor has had the matter under consideration for some time and made a thorough examination of the ease before announcing his decis? ion. Murphy was originally sentenc? ed lo l>e electrocuted on July 31. Gov? ernor COOPer granted a reprieve, until August 14 to permit of an investiga? tion for executive clemency. Murphy kilted a negro woman, Ja? ule Wilson, in July. 1916, choking her to death. He afterwards, hld\|he body in .i trunk, where it was discovered several days later. Murphy left Co? lumbia and on the third anniversary of his crime was arrested in Pitts? burgh. Pa., and hrought to Colursbia for trial. The evidence against him} was purely circumstantial but the ne? gro relieved the situation by admitting the killing and entering a plea of self defense, claiming that the woman at? tacked him with a fork. He was con? victed und Judge Mclver sentenced him to die. Columbia. Aug. 14.?The State Hos? pital has a population at the present time of 2.200 patlente. The number of employes at the Institution swells this to a total of nearly 2,500 Inhabitants. A census taken from the bulletin board of the-hospital yesterday show? ed that there were 6 16 white females, HI'S white males. 466 negro females snd $4? negro males at the hospital as patients. Included in this popula? tion-are a, number of children rang? ing in ages from nine to 14. Columbia, Aug. 14.?H. C. Parrott. revenue agent In charge, who has been in Columbia, leaves today, for Washington and other Northern points before sailing for Honolulu, where he will be In charge of the rev? enue affairs there. Columbia. Aug. 14.? City council Is offering every employe or the various departments nn opportunity tjo pur? chase coal at actual cost id deliver the -tWr , CoundiliVicn ( olenian and Mar If history repeats itself the farmer who buys nitrate of soda now will have a good profit ill it at the time of delivery. Our advance sai^s last year were very large and every farmer who bought from us made money. No one knows what the market is going to do, but we have confidence in it, and are buying quite liberally around present figures. The price is very much higher than last year, but based upon the cost of other ammoni ates, nitrate is by far \he cheapest material on the mar? ket. Already the fertilizer factories are naming prices on mixed goods, at seven to eight dollars per ton for Fall shipment in excess of what they were in the spring. This indicates to some extent ,the course of raw mater? ials of which nitrate forms a very important part. If you think as well of the market as we do, come in and place your order with us. No guaranty as to price ac? companies our sale, jit is binding when the contract is signed. .. ^ ?:mn?ariv?nMLV ?hall arg circulating lists among the . police, flW, waterworks, streets, \gar- I hago'tand other departments and em- ; ployes are giving orders. / No limit isi placed on the number of'tons of coal that may be ordered, and any em? ploye may purchase a sufficient quan? tity to meet ids needs Ibis winter. BaaUfbrt, Aug. II.?At the Salt I latkjB CMy convention of the Nationanl Educational Association Superintend? ent George Harris Wei)ber, of the | BOO ufort city schools, was elected state director for South Carolina. Be? sides looking after the interests of the National Education Association, a'Uhin the state the director has im? portant duties at the annual meetings. Vir. Webber in this position will bring South Carolina intimately to the at? tention of the educational interests of the nation. Newberry, Aus. 13.?The coroner v ent out to the Maybinton section to day to hold ah inquest over the dead hotly of a man named Richmond Ran? dolph, who had1 been sawMng timber. He bad a number of hands at work, two of whom testified that a tree that was sawed down fell on him. It was too large to be lifted off. und when it was cut in two ami lifted off him1 he was dead. Harry T. Schiller, of Baltimore, but for the last three weeks a resident of BlshopvJUe, was drowned shortly after I o'clock yesterday afternoon in Caughman's pond just as he entered the water for a swim. Mr. Schiller arrived at the pond shortly before 4 o'clock in company . with several of his friends from Eflshopvllle sind upon his llrst dive went down, according to eye witnesses. Petition was filed Saturday with the South Carolina railroad commission by the American Railway E.voress com* yany, asking for an increase in intra state exspresS charges to conform with the increased express rates recently authorized* on interstate commerce. The commission yesterday ordered a hearing relative to the company's re? quest to be held in Columbia next Thursday, the date previously set for a similar hearlg on the petition of the railroads for ah increase in rail? road rates. More than $300,000. 1b to be turned bark to the various counties*from the 80 per cent automobile license sales fund through the state highway com? mission for the quarter ending July 1, according to figures compiled by the commission. This quarter actually represents the first half of 1020. as no compilation was made for the first quarter of the year. Salley, August 15.?Mike Corbett, a the side of the road. Further ques brought to town this afternoon in an automobile dead, his neck having been broken. In some mysterious way. Mr. Corbett lived a few miles from Sal ley Just across the Alken county lino in Orangeburg. The body was brought to Salley by T?m Heron. Bid Hugging and Ruban Schofleld. Because of con? flict In the stories told the three men were placet! under arrest and are held tonight in th jail ui Salley. The men said they fecund Mr. Corbett dead by the side ofvtheroad. Further ques? tioning developed some confli Ir the statements unfl the*three were held for invstigation. The car . with the dead man arrived here about 5 o'clock. Mr. Corbett was a farmer and is surivived byt his wife and three chil? dren. H. W. Purvis, superintendent of the South Carolina division of the Sea? board Air Line railroad, has been pro? moted to general superintendent, ac? cording to information received yes? terday by N. G.. I^edbetter. traveling passenger agent of the Seaboard in Columbia. Mr. Purvis succeeds Harry B. Grimshaw. former general Super? intendent, who has been promoted, to assistant general manager of the Seaboard with headquarters at Nor? folk. Mr. Purlvs. who as supcrinten dent of the South Carolina division was a frequent visitor antl wellj known In Columbia, will be located in Savannah. Sailors See Vision Swear They See Eagle Riding: a Salmon Seattle, Wash., August lt??Every man aboard the m hooner Roosevelt, from the master to the cook, in from a recent voyage, said they would take, an path tbttl they saw a huge bald, eagle tulce a wild ride on a salmon's back In the stretch of water between Cope Mudge and Symour Narrows, Gulf of Georgia. And they brought the eagle to Seattle to prow it. The Roosevelt was on its way to Se? attle from the flghlng hanks In Hecate Strait. Shortly after passing Seymour Narrows members of the crew said they noticed a bald eagle rltlying ? lose to the water near the vessel. As they watched the big bird skimming neat' the Surface, a spring salmon, estima? ted to weight about 20 pounds leaped char of the swift moving current. Quick its a Hash the agle drove his sharp talons into the fish's back. There was a great Hash as the big springer dived, taking the eagle be? neath the surface. All hands rushed to the rail to watch the strugglo. Three times they said, th fish and the bird disappeared in the water while the Roosevelt steered a course close behind them, Finally the eagle loosened its hold on the salmon and flopped over on the BUrfaloe Of the water completely ex? hausted. It had put up a game light but had lost Its prey. The crew of the Roosevelt pulled the bird aboard with a bait hook. The ea?le was nearly drowned bUl On deck it soon recov? ered antl Showed fight. while the battle between the bird and the fish was in progress two other eagles, the Roosevelt's men said, flew around Ihe vicinity screaming loudly. Captain P.arney Pedersan presented the raptured angle to one of the local public pal I*. Americans At ! English Luncheon) Will Cooperate To Get World 1 Trade London, August if?American del? egates who attended the recent meet- i ing in Paris of the International Cham? bor of Commerce wore entertained yesterday to a luncheon by the Asso- i elation ot British Chamberi ot Com? merce. B. Manville. Member of Parliament, said that a return visit of British btisl nes men to the United States had been arranged for autumn with a view to promoting the cooperatlonof the Eng? lish speaking peoples. Albert J. Hobson, who presided, in proposing the health of the guests, said that the war had demons! rated that never again could the Luit od States say that they were not con? cerned with European politics. In such circumstances it was most desirable that representative men of business in the two countries should meet to dis? cuss those things which were most lik? ely to lead tO friction. Americans had convinced Englishmen of the necessity of getting alongside of them, and huv- { ing done so they did not intend to let go but intended to know .and under stand Americans better. L. S. Gillette, president of the Unit? ed States Chamber of Commerce, said the Americans had come to this coun i tr> to see how they could best meet the wants of the allies in raw mater- j ials. increase production, improve ex- j, ??hange and In other way*. He added that 000,000 men representing the in? tellect and energy of United States believed that by mutual help and by correlated effort they would be ; hie to travel far on the same road with the British people. British Airship Trial Built More For Scouting Than Speed Barrow, England, August 16?I3rit- | alp's latest airship It-80 has just been | given a trial for the purpose of trim? ming and manoeuvring rather than speeding. Faster, th?n R-3 4 by about five miles an hour, the H-80 is about 100 feet shorter with a gas capacity of 1.250,000 cubic feet against thoj n-:!4*s 2.000.000. The airship has four motors giving a total horsepower of 960; can average about 50 miles an hour and cruised under full power at 65 miles. She has been built on improved designs which, make for strength, speed and durabil? ity. She has a stream lino hull and can lift about 38 1-2 tons gross. The trial was carried out without a hitcli and the \esse1 was housed just, as easily as she was brought cut of th" huge shed. Tire Output Low Many Thousand Workers Idle in Akron Akron. O.. August 16?Production of automobile tires, chief Industry of this city, has reached low ebb of the year and 25.000 workers have been laid off, according to rubber co npany officials. They say the upward trendl is not expected before November 1 and until then half time shifts will be the rule. Huilroad and coal strikes, tighten? ing of credits and lesening of demands! following weather not encouraging to touring, are among reasons cited for decreasd production. No surplus labor problem is report? ed in Akron, as workers laid ot have generally found employment else? where. Lusit?nia Belt Found Travelled Five Years Before It Reached Philadelphia. Philadelphia. August 16?Scientists are greatly Interested in the probable route followed by the- Dusita lia life belt recently picked up in the Dela? ware river off one of the city piprO in the center of Philadelphia They estimate it traveled from 12.000 to 16 000 miles and required more than five years to make the journey, The Lusltanla was torpedoed off the Irish coast on May i. CJ15. Hydro - graphers figure that the belt went through the Irish sea and around the north of Scotland, down through the North Bes and tlip English Channel; down the coast of France an.1 Spain land Africa. There the current bore it. across the Atlantic. Entering the Gulf Stream, it was carried north. It escaped from this current anc^,drifted to the Delaware capes. PrdTJably the propeler of a steamship caught it up at the capes and brought it up the? Delaware. When found atloat it was 100 miles up the river from the eapes. The lifebelt was covered with barna? cles. When these were scraped off the name of the Lusltanla was found eas j ily deciphered. i Hog Island Closed Philadelphia. August 16?The re? turn of the shipyards located along the Delaware river to a competitive basis of operation rather than that of obtaining contracts through the gov? ernment is being reflected In be labor market. Many men who hav? made big wa? ges in those yards have returned to the trades they folOWOd before the war. In consequences there has been a no? ticeable easing of the labor market. Workers are being shifted from one* department of the plant to another as various contracts are closed. At the yard of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation only fpur torpedo bouts are on the ways out of the great fleet built there. Hog Island is soon to shut down and turn loose many thousands of work i"* ts Shot Gun Brigades Organized Iowa's Farmers Organize To Protect Themselves v Dubmpic. I?>wa, August 16? Shot? gun brigades of citizens and brllcers or the peace are bin* organized in thu part of the state in an effort to stop and apprehend thieves, articularly bank robbers. State authorities have taken the initiative in organizing the posses, according to Sheriff Frank Kennedy. It is planned that when a robbery is reported notice be sent throughout the county in which it oc? curred and counties nearby, and the "shotgun" brigade men called togetb er to patrol all highways The Iowa Bankers* Association has sent out notices that it is believed that ;?t least three gangs of bank robbers have worked in the state recently. and. with' the aid of speedy automobiles soon arc long distances from the scenes of the robberies. Silver Mace Finished Will Be Presented to American College of Surgeons , London, August 16?A silver got; ceremonial mace mounted with Amer can eagles and Canadian maple leaves has been ma.de for presentation to the American College of Surgeons by con? sulting ?ut'geons of the British Armies 'In memory of mutual work and good fellowship In the Great War."' The mace is four feet long artd is at present at the Industrial Art Exhibi? tion, Knightshridge, for the names of 54 donors to be inscribed before it is sent to^Arr.erica. Sir Berkeley Moyniban proposed the making of the mace and Sur Anthony Bowl by and Sir D'Arcy Power were prominent in eaiying out the plan. NO REASON FOR IT. When Suinter Citizens Show a Way. There can be no reason why any reader of this who suffers the tor? tures of an aching back, the annoy? ance of urinary disorders, the pains and dangers of kidney ills will fail to heed the words of a neighbor who has founc. relief. Read what a Sum ter citizen says: Mrs. A. N. Skinner, 208 W. Oakland A-venue, says: "I certainly can iccommead Doan's Kidney Pills. I had kidney trouble and I was subject to headaches and dizzy spells. Some? times I had to hold on to something for fear I would fall over. Tired spells often came over me and I would fed languid and sleepy. My kidneys acted irregularly and worried me a great deal. I knew I would have to get something, so when I heard of Doan's Kidney Pills, I got some. Two boxes of Doan's cured me of all the I trouble and I think they are splendid." Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mrp. Skinner had. Foster-Mllpurn Co.. Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y.?Advt H For the House of Representatives I hereby announce myself s candi? date for reelection to the House of Representatives. C. J. JACKSON. For flerk of Court. H. I* Scarborough hereby an? nounces himself a candidate for re-? election to the office of Clerk of Court for the ensuing term, subject to the Democratic party. , For Treasurer. I announce myself a candidate for 're-election as Treasurer of Sum ter ('ount>', subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. B. C. WALLACE ? - Coming before the voters with more than twenty years actual experience in accounting I announce myself a can |didate for the office of County Trees 1 urer. and 1 promise loyalty and sup | port and to abide by the rules gov? erning the pemocratie party, also ef? ficient service i? elected. MOSES J. MOORE. Present incumbent 3rd Magisterial District For Sheriff. Having served the County as Depu? ty Sheriff under tho late Sheriff Brad? ford, and desiring to have my record inspected with a view to promotion, I hereby announce myself as candi? date for tho office of Sheriff of Slim? ier County, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. JACK H. FORBES. I hereby announce myself as a can? didate for the olTice of Sheriff, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic party. JOHN R. SUMTER. 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for (he ofTlee'of Sheriff in the ap? proaching Primary elections of th<* Democratic party In BUBSrOY County, subject to the rules governing sum eleotlona C. M nuitsr. Burater, May Ith, 1920. 1 announce myself a candidate for the office Of Sheriff of Sumter County, sub.a ? t to the rules of the Democratic party. BAM MF.WM4N.