Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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8a\ys Moun In Bad Shape "Si^THATING AUTHORITIES1 iretnviUe May Extend to Double Population itsry s?\UM 14 Intermittent rei the peel Ihrw .1 Jtlevt?ca(ty put an end to |r?*t?*?l ovw tl|e iiioun 0?sm>r Cooper on nil re bla .'ast night lie came fpeciul Irora Waluds. ft H> berrlble condition 'f?t. They are no mew hat finm the hit hi. but the hare ao softened anil In the meep Inclines neat Igteoaeiute to move mju-hnes are being ta the Highways until better lila ' ? I1 Aug. il ?The first of <jwb on dusting demon? tufrurated by the Suoth |foe association ' and |4 wo?.held today on the gJy/eiH, HL Andrew's par r was suitable and Sktchuiee arrived on the edtde time All of the efeclurcrx f cotton dust r> fee re represented and shown ranged from ttuetera to th various ton ?uac,elne\ Including rlpsicr The machines rgjMd by expert o per air rs oC the various plaata. Aua- H .?A campaign of Greenville's cUy audrtakn by the lluatm as league of sad jaffcrts are now being oyptrd'tfte treni ail ally and uuburba as so oa ahia mat*" The. city itttiItoiy within a ?adlus kg quarter uolles while that about ue.uoo pee~ *?tJMr# a mils of the present legd the limits a mile, it reurl almost double the it ion. Agg oat 1 m? O rga n isa t ion dggiieeracy campaign An m Wae about been oom Vtgeg* to Joe Sparge, ft nan Oiirmeit have been ee 41 eer of the it comities la tn*r% mdleatf r? that a WU be subscribed to the the dembUol states, alt eauotf stw.irnten 'bad ttieir erganiaatlena iievia -beea named for every l? Of the count tea. wtll be used 'to light an ey wit be eved "to light an ift in the words ef Oov M Cvt in a recent tele* Ug. 17.?J. r. Siftopi. Jr. Htwte Hof or ma to rv le to* Osffney yester *be purpose of returning to isttoa Shales end Vurte. the w4a> ? recently eeca;ye4 had lease. Mr Sifferd in aa reeeon why no inquiries le by the management at the la regard to the where Ihr boye seed that there was uyetetn there, and that they tretet ehe boys not as crim ae Individuals In whom they oonfdenre. and In this way preferred to hate ea little aa possible In connect ion rs ef tbia kind tt|ace returri CUffney. these boyw have been te< Ihoir rewn t>tetetneat < uu I t break I tic hi to railroad eajre with one Harry Out axle u from bis poet at Camp J., wgbewt leavev .u\d against 'le |<oeelb4e a chants of de ?er? be es-ttiferred. Awrv4jfttcor Crom Uta <ame yesterday for Oath was taken liack to answer gfttedemegno rs. August 17?James ft. Cope today reflected mayor of ??dine, bis only opponent. H In tti sis ward*. Out of the ef st In the municipal elec. art f" gfaynr Cupeland and ?v Mayor Cope land is hot fourth term an etty government. ibla .August 17?Governors of tkste* were yesterday In Governor Cooper to attend a In Columbia August 2*th. time the cotton situation, tetn.i and other ma item having Ith cot?on Will be discussed. I ei.H Issued at the rcqust of the 'arc. Ins division of the Am? ri? fle* association. ferns were sent from tho gov oeV e ?o the governors of Ala Ark.it ??..? I/lorids. Georgia. ?Isaineippl. North Carolina. U Teias. Virginia. Oklahoma. I rt. Colergdo and Arlsona. The association is expecting a large ?Ina lr. Cturiba on August 35th. leg will be held In Craven ?Stator. Ala. August IT A large of the gtevemment's evidenod gel W. A. Suvage. A. M Ha vage I) H, It bid la Of gjie gv.vnge Cotton IHjr of TslledegM.androurtitbide *v of T* IN des*, and four others id on charges or using the Cnlt |es iwitttts ?i? defraud cotton man were of 'North and Mouth Caro? tine? presented today but In ,huo,< d to s legal Ant thui grehably lsai iw? weeks ??? i<o. rj- vcrdk*t could he renderd rtd^n ? ntrodnced thus far Iism i.r u tteall) i he same points WPifr? <*v*r*A In the first trial last Iky* whioh web Interrupted by %fit linens of a Juror. and has been large? ly t*<hhtcal . The. government alleges that tlut Ravage Cotton company through false bflla of lading fthkppMl cotton of in? ferior quaflty to tl?cb Carolina clients by which they are aald to have de? frauded them of an amount ranging from $r>no.0O<> to $1.000.000. Columbia. Aug 19? Petitions re quest'r* city council to order an elec? tion looking to the abandonment of the comm Halo,) form of government and a restoration of the aJdermanle system, with coimcJImen from each ward. were received at the mayor's office yesterday morning, the peti? tions being turned over to Mayor Ilia lock by H. J. Person. Columbia. Aug. 18?Hearing was begun yesterday- before the Hoath Carolina public service commission on the petition of the Columbia Ball way, Ge/ * Electric Co.. asklnn for a blanket increase, in gas rates oi ap? proximately 70 per cent. alleging t.i ? the gas rates whHh were put In? fo ?-fort a year ago At the order of the ccmmistdon, are "Inadequate, un? reasonable and unjust and do nn el low < reasonable return on the cap? ital Invested.\ Washington, Aug. It.?Senator Dial, who has been In -Washington for the past ten days alencilhg to a.number of departmental matters, left for Latnens tonight. Bsfors start his home he was in conference with officials of the wear department relative to the move of th i Fifth division of troops from Oamp "Gordon to Camp aekson and waa assured by Secretary Baker that nothing would be done to change the plans announced about two. /weeks ago. Just as quickly as possible all that there now Is of Camp Gordon will go to Columbia. Plans of theipeorgta congressman, and others to prevent. action4 will amount to nothing. Luxuriant growth of ail crops was noted during the last week in South Carolina, but In certain sections, there taea been too much rain. The weekly crop report of. the United States weather bureau follows: "Abundant rainfall throughout the state, with temperatures) near tba seasonal aver? age, have bean attended by luxuriant growth In al crops, but there has been satlre\y too much rain in some sec? tions of the northern, eastern and the southern counties. Corn, SWeet pota? toes, field and garden' trtTck aid all kinds of forage are generally excellent. The early corn crop Is made, and fod? der pulling Is progressing in the south - srn oc unties. The tobacco harvest is Hearing completion. Early peanuts are beginning to matme. Cotton contin? ues in satisfactory condition generally notwlthstandig the rains, although rather rank .and sappy In some sec? tions; the crop la fruiting well In'the ee-ntrul and north central counties* wid general deterioration has not yet ?at In. with complaints of exttnstve iheddmg not general. American Creefl Comoiled by Editor of Vlcks burg Paper Vicksburg, Miss., Aug. 16?A news? paper man. Charles W. Miller, city ed? itor of the Herald here, has compiled 'An American Creed", .consisting of DSseugeo front the Old and New Testa nSnts. The selections transposed and irranged in such a manner as to pre isvve the continuity of the Creed un? broken to the end, are said by Mr. Miller to contain "the wholesome truths handed down from the pro? phets, the Saviour and the apowtles." There are seven quotations from the >ld Testament and 21 from the New Pestament making a total of more than ISO words hi the Creed. It be Has with the words of Timothy, "God? liness with contentment Is great gain. PNor we brought nothing Into this srorld and It Is certain we can carry lothtng out". The second paragraph s Introduecd by a passage from Mal ?trial, "Have we not all <one father? Hath not one God crested us? Why do are deal treacherously every mar Igainat hin brother by profaning the covenant of our Father?" The Creed t-loses with these words from Timothy. 'Now unto the King Eternal. Immor? tal. Invisible, the only Wise God. be Honor and Glory for Ever and Ever." W. F. Bond, stste superintendent of "dotation In Mississippi, writing to the compiler, said: "This Is a splendid Hreed, and we should liko very much lo have a copy In the hands of every school child in the state." Mr. Miller, who has been a newspa? per man more than 30 years said. "In' this sge of Godless selfishness, the ten? dency of the times is runplng steadily and rupldly Into a state or unrestricted license, regardless of a nigh standard of life. Something Is needed to assist in turning the attention of old And young to their duty to God and their nolghbors. The Holy Bible will give correct answer to every conceivable qiM-stlon that can be framed by man. It Is the rule and guide for humani? ty." Dog Takes Journey - Travel? Nine Hundred Miles Home Albuquerque. N. M., August 16 Two years ago Boy M. Coe and family moved here from Fort Scott. Kan., bringing with them the family pet, Hud. a colile dog. Last Novgmber Bud disappeared from horn*; and, although Vir. Coe advertised and offered a sub? stantial reward for the dog'sreturii. no truce of him was found. The other day, Mr. Coo received a message from bis brother? ln-law. an ?Mnp.oyre of the Kort Scott Gas Com? pany, reading: "Hud. somewhat tired, walked into the gas plant and lay down." Thj dog. had consumed about eight months making too trip of ap pro\iim%t*|y ?00 miles. The trip to Albuquerque was made by train, con? sequently en his eastward journey. Ibid had no familiar landmarks to guide him. unless he followed the rail n.Md, MISTAKE Fierce Fighting Nineteen Milos Frorrl Warsaw POLES JfPM>!N<* THEIR OWN IN THE BjATTLE Counter Attack Very Daring and Will Mean Much to Hard Pressed Country .#. , ??? e i London. Aug. 19?Fierce fighting 1* cunttimtng in the region around Walla"* end Nova Oorggvte?k, the fortress nineteen miles northwest of Warsaw, it Wednesday Moscow state, incut says Paris. Aug. .18?Lukow 41 miles southeast of Warsaw has'been captur j ed by the Poles, says the Warsaw correspondent of the Plagiator, Tlu? report sajs the Bolshevik right wing is in a bad situation. Paris. Aug. 19?The Polfsh counter attack was excedingly daring, the Excelsiors Warsaw correspondent says and consisted of concentrating I heavy, columns gnd delivering sur? prise attacks against the, Bolshevik flanks- ? The wort asserts that yerj important consequences are expert Warsaw. Aug. 19?The Russians have evao ated Brest-Litovsk. one hundred and twenty mile* east of Warsaw, according to the latest ad Ivlcso. x- i Warsaw. Aug. 19.'?Polish successes Op all fronts, except in the southern sector, hre reported officially. The Bolshevlkists are still on the Lemberg sector, however. Russian prisoners are pouriWr in in ench 4arge numbers* that It is a problem to care for them. INCQU1B1A i Auditor Wilder Asks Tax Com misnion For Ruling CfTY ICE AND ELECTRIC COt^A^Y MAY PAY TAX I Commission Has Taken Matter Under Advisement, To Ren? der Decision Later Wyatt A. Taylor Columbia, Aug. 19.?R. K Wilder, auditor for 8umter county, h itv Co? lumbia today asking the state tax commission for a ruling as to whether oV not the SumStr Ice rind lilecvrJc Co. Ik exempt from taxation on that pan of the business which manufac? tures ice. The company was recently 'oought by the city of Sumter, and it has nut been assessed for taxation on its lec plant because of the fact that jit is owned by the city. Auditor Wil? der claltps that this part of the plant- la revenue producing gud not subject to constitutional exemptions, it should be assessed just as are other tee manufacturing plants. The tax commission has taken the matter un? der udvisemciu and will render a de? cision later. Irish Police Quit Dublin. Aug. 10?-Resignation from the ranks of the Royal Irish Constab? ulary continue to increase and arc now abr?t two hundred a month. Re? cruits to take the places of the men who quit are now mostly men from England, ex?-aervtce men and others attracted by the pay of 3 pounds. 10 shiliugs a etoek. ..Kotinerly the men came from the Irish family class. Part of the resignations are attributable to the constant dread in.which, tho police are now forced to live in anxious ap? prehension of attack. The recruits .from across the Chan? nel and soldiers especially detached for police duty sre nicknamed the -Black ai*l <Tans." Whales Hunted From the Air Aerial Harpoon and Bomb Used Long Beach. Ca<\. Aug. 1*V-Whale | hunting from a baby blimp i* a pro? ject of Captain .lohn I). Loop, a resi? dent here, who has had many years experience whaling in the old fash? ioned way. Captain Loop has invent? ed an aerial harpoon to be dropped uon the Whale with a buoy attached to trace the leviathan after he |g tmoh Whan the whale comes up for air after lie is struck the captain proposes to attack him with a bomb gun. A blimp is being rigged at a Los Angeles Hying field b> try out Captain Troop's method. Columbia. Aug. 19.?Officers of the railroads and gSprest company and a la me number of shippers from various parts of the state are in Co? lumbia today appearing before the South Carotins railroad commission asking for an order to make effective in South Carolina the advanced freight and passenger rates recently announced by the interestate com? merce commission. The hearing will probably consume the whole day. No decision will be reached for several days it Is understood, the commiasion tt-klng the. petition under advisement It was thought that a body of In-} leregtel ntttystne from Rutnter would attend the hearing in Columbia but so far as ran be le.uned. no one i4im tjono. ?j> r. i % rm told mr+ryvhmrm CAMELS fit your cigarette de? sires so completely you'll agree they were made to meet your taste! 'Unique flavor, fragrance and mel? low-mild-body due to Camels qual? ity and expert blend of choice Turk? ish and choice Domestic.tobaccos are a revelation! You will prefer the Camel blend to either kind of tobacco smoked straight! With Camels you can go the limit without tiring your taste. They leave no unpleasant cigaretty after? taste; no unpleasant cigaretty odor! To get a line on why Camels win you so completely compare them puff-for-puff with any cigarette in Sil^^i^rlt? the world at any price. You'll pre tiVrilfr.?? fer quality to coupons or premiums! mt t on? \y rmcommmnd (hi ? *r ????9<?.rv.fW R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Winiton S?1?m, N.C Suffrage Opponents Would Save the South UNDERWOOD AND OTHERS TO ADDRESS MEETING Names of Women Are Purged From Richland County Club Rolls Yesterday By The Associated Press Nashville, Aug. 19?The announce? ment that suffrage opponents would hold a mass meeting tonight to dis? cuss the steps necessary to save the south from federal stiffrags fome bills was taken to indicate that Speaker Walker would not attempt today to force a reconsideration by the Ten? nessee house of representatives of its action in ratification of the amend? ment. Senator Underwood of Ala? bama and Former Governor Pleasant of Lousiana, have been invited to ad? dress the meeting. Judge Debow charged the grand Jui^* on' the subject of lobbying and efforts to mproperly corrupt the law making power with a special reference to the suffrage fight. Wyatt A. Taylor Columbia. Aug. 19-rThat the wo? men of South Carolina will la ablf to vole In lite genera' Sil SC Mo r in Xovem l>er. if not in the primary of August 31, is the cencensus of opinion among officials and poltical leaders, follow? ing the Tennesse legislature's ratifi? cation of the Susan B. Anthony amendment. Attorney Genert.l Wolfe has rendered ah opinion on the mat? ter that the request of Gov. Cooper the opinloi> says: "Beplying to your inquiry rela? tive to the iiecer.Jity for calling a special session of the General As? sembly, for the purpose of obviating any danger of the Invalidity of our election law?, or hazard to our elec? toral vote in the event of the ratifi? cation of the nineteenth |to the feder? al constitution. I advise that under theauthortty of Neal V. Delaware. [03 U. S., S80j ejK parte Varbrough 110 F. S.. 631; and Guinn and Beal V. United States, 238, U. S. 347. the proposed amendment, when ratified and duly so declared by the proper authorities, will base the effect of simply eliminating from Section article two of the South Carlolns constitution, the word "male", and so enlarging the right of b tiff rage under our constitutional and statutory law as to Include all citIsens possessing the requisite qualifications, irrespec tlve of sex. Under the shove cited uprhollies the atnenlltnent will be adequate in Itself to contei ih<- right act. ? without the necsslty of an enabling ??Proper prlvlslon of course musl be afforded for registration. This can be done by such means us sppeari most expedient in the circumstances." Columbia, Aug. is. At u meeting of the Richland county Democratic ? N srutlvs committee ;?t the cpuri house yesterds) morning it was decided to strike the names of ;ill women Who snrolled from ihe club rolls, In so* cofduuw \v?tU i he recommendation ol the special committee appointed at the last meeting to purge the club rolls. The recommendations of the special eommittce as to the other three classes of voters not properly enrolled were also accepted. Five days of grace were given those who had registered in good faith on the wreng club rolls to appear at the office of the secretary to place their names on the proper books. Sunday School Convention Sumler County Association Will Hold Its Annual Meeting at Concord Church The Sumter County Sunday School Association Hill hold its annual con? vention at Concord Presbyterian Church on Friday, August 27th, and the Sunday Schools of all denomina? tions in our County are invited to send delegates. A strong program dealing with all departments of modern Sunday School work has benc prepared. Leon C. Palmer, the newly-elected General Superintendent of the South Carolina Sunday School Association, is expect? ed to attend this Convention, together with Miss Cora Holland, Children's DiVieon Superintendent Of the Associa? tion. In order that no Sunday School worker may be deprived of the privi? lege of attending this Convention no limit will be set on the number of dele? gates who may attend from any Sun? day School. AM wMll be welcome. Information regarding the conven? tion may be secured from County Pres? ident, Mr. VV. H. Freeman, of Sumter; County Secretary. Mr. W. II. Bowman, also of Sumter, or from General Su? perintendent. Leon C. Palmer. 714 Al? len and Law Building, Spartanburg. S. C. A nie?' banner will be given the school sending the greatest number of delegates over sixteen years of age. Th delegates will be counted on the basis of miles traveled?-thai is. one delegate who travels ten miles will COU.lt the s.im?' as ten delegates who travel one mile. Dinner will be served on the grounds In tlie shape of a bas? ket picnic. Naval Guns Explained -Cannot Be Fired As They Move, ! Must Have Blocks Washington, August 1 "i Popular conception of the railway mount for the heavy caliber artillery?such as the 14-inch naval guns used* by the Americans in Prance?is that these big guns can be tired as they move along the tracks. Major General w. ' r. Coe. of the Coast Artillery, explains 11 h it tins' is erroneous. "Essentially. <a (concrete block is necessary," he says. "Over it the gun , Is run on its trucks out from under the gun when it is tired and it stands on a carriage with an are of 36Q de? gress. Tiie gun can be taken from one position to a similarly prepared posi? tion. The real thing is you can send I the guns to strategic points.* ? For the defense of th<> country from n naval attack, General Coe declares If |* well known where the blocks OflU he lueded and that preparations can he made long ahead of time as a part of the regular fortification program. Governor Declares War On Pistol Toters in Kentucky Louisville, Ky., August 16?Gover? nor Edwin P. Morrow has declared war on "pistol toters". as Kentucky calls those who habitually carry fire? arms concealed. In a formal state? ment he characterised them as unde? sirable eitzens. a menace to good order and public safety. The Governor declared that her a/ter persons convicted of carrying deadly weapons may not expect oasy executive clemency, because no par? dons will be forthcoming from his of? fice. He called upon the courts to as ?Ist him in saving the state from what be termed the "disgrace of its hom i<ides". and urged them to faithfully execute the law which provides for jail sentences for the first offense and for the second disenfranchisement for two ye^rs. Candidates9 Cards. l or the House or Representative* I hereby announce myself a candi? date for reelectiop to the House of Representatives. \ C. J. JACKSON. Tor Clerk of Court. H. L. Scarborough hereby an? nounces himselt a candidate for re? election to the office of Clerk of ?Court for the ensuing term, subject to the Democratic party. For Treasurer. I aiptounce myself a candidate for re-election as Treasurer of Suroter Comity, subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. B. C. WALLACE Coming before the wters with more than twenty years actual experience in accounting I announce myself a? can? didate for the office of County Treas? urer, and I promise loyalty and Sup? port and to abide by the rules .gov? erning the Democratic party, also ef? ficient service M elected. I MOS KS J. MOORE. Present incumbent 3rd Magisterial District. For Sheriff. Having, served the County as Depu? ty Sheriff under the late Sheriff Brad? ford, and desiring to have my record inspected with a view to promotion. I hereby announce myself as candi? date for the office of Sheriff of Sum ter County, subject to the rules of the Derne eraiic Primary. JACK H. FORBES. I hereby announce myseif as a can? didate for the office of Sheriff, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic party. J?HX R, SUMTER. I hereby announce mywMf a candi? date for the office of Sheriff in the ip proachlng Primary elections of th?? Democratic party in Summer County, subject to the rules governing su\ ,\ elections. C. M HURST. Sumter. May 4th. 1920. 1 announce mysel' a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic J?rty- * t a flfc "??isJII 8AM NEWMAN. ,