Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LAUNDRY X? Commerce May Campaign NIZE STOCK COMPANY AT ONCE is Suffering, Action I koold Be Taken at Once ibcr of Commerce of (11 Inaugurate a movement tu a stock oompany to erect en steam laundry In a tew somebody In the mean gets busy doing this sam* thing. ]t Was the understanding on the pnrt jsf the Chamber of Commerce that the proprietor)! of the Sumter Swim Latandry. recently destroyed by f re Intended reestablish ho* thair plant as as It was possible to bufld and in machinery. Now the commer? cial organisation has been approach? ed by intorestad clUsens with a propo? sition to cooperate with the Messrs. Bright well, the Sumter Steam Laiundry suanatrona if these gentlenton desire working and financial cooperation td rebuild their plant. If the Messrs. Bfalfetweil are going to put up a new plant on their own initiative -and without the cooperation of the Cham oef Of Commerce, or other cltisens qi SUiMer, then no effort will be ma* to do anything In opposition to them. 1 Mr. Jemta C. Bryan, a well known foal estate dealer of this city Is later ostlng himself in this matter and has liUfsiliil that the Chamber of Ccm aBerOstuIn something as quickly as i'os MbU). Tor. Bryan was requeated to In torvtew the Messrs. Bright Well to imd Sthalr plans for the rebuild big of f plnflt, If any they have, and to 9 them any cooperation needed, if they desire cooperation. But it ties' ksssre. FrlghtweM are not going to rebuild then a meeting of IntereHted ettlsene wUl be called by 9*c Jteterdon to discuss the advts ajgftgh/ o| ntther building a nt<*am laun tfrf with iumter capital or trying to |0t sUBUde parties to help out or 10 bmOd h stoam laundry on their own fesofc. In the meantime sumter i* etnfieting vary much because of no 0t*tt*n laamdry being In operation fcYsro, Something needs to be done as ?SleklY sa) possible. Powet Companies WitMttws Opposition {ft PyopMiJ Act Enlarging I ft*** of State Service ConnnLaaion Colombia, ?opt. I? The Southern I?oSS?f . oompany and other power of the state have with their opposition tr the proposed swcff eatargtns the powers of the South Carotin* Public iervlce comrataslon. this Information coming from a mads by Z. V. Taylor, of N. president of the and Northern Railway com ly and general nwu^arer of the ?out hern Power oompany, who. aq ooreung to information obtained to iday. stated In Colombia a low days fceto that when the bill comes up be? fore the lttt legislature, the South? ern Power oompany opponents who amossidew In killing the bill test year, east Interpose any objection. Mem Of the public utilities company state that the bill wilt be pre sen tad to the legislature in January The bill to be presented next year will be the same as that presented |to the) 1*30 legislature, enlarging the ?powers of the public service commis? sion, so so to give that body amnority %0 supervise rates and also service of public utilities, and likewise to have cwrtaJn powers to approve securities ?>f public utility companies. The bill would appropriate funds for financing th* work of the c /mmlsslon. Two auch t j were introducediat the last sTsnerai aaaembly. one drawn toy the vubiftc uiUl corporyshrdlulbhVnmmm public utility corporations and the ?ther by the commission. The two 'differed only In details. The with? drawal of the objection of the Sou h em Power company will probably mean' sucesn for the measure next time. Gerard Accepts Appointment Am Cha?itman of Democratic Fi fiance ( om mit tee Mew Tork, Sept. 3.?Former Am pjtxmmmdor James W. de rar d has ac? cepted the post of chairman of the Democratic national finance commit tee. It was announced here and will supervise the eoUqctlon of Democratic funds. Duffy Ordered To Leave France I rush I AepresenUtlve Given Twesity-Four Hours m feogfaton, Sept. t.?George Oavln l>uffy, so-called Irish republic am bun msdor to Kranes, has been given 11 Itours byl the French government to Isave France, it was officially nnnoum ed today. sasass^WBasW* li ( Political Advert Inejii rut ) KHK Wild. IIK CHAIRMAN OF Tilt: ?.ur\i wmicti/rvn\i, (ommit TEE. Senator Hmith win he tie chairman of the great agrhu tural oosnsnltte* of the uett ?mgre.HS If re> elected. Can South Carolina afford tO SMI HS thtM ( louic tO bi.nl till* Im? port so t cwimmlttee? The ntiswcr Is? (VS1TK Foil SMITH. POLICE WAR ONSPEEDERS Are Determined to Stop Reck? less Driving CITY BARNEY OLD FIELDS ARE WARNED Barwick and Force Keeping Sharp Watch and Will Get All Off ders From Now On Ch'.ef of Police Barwick announced today that he is tired of having his de? partment criticised by citizens for the speeding that is being done on the streets of Suinter. He has tried to be lenient on offenders hoping that they would mend their ways and give him a square deal lor the one tio was giv? ing them, jit seems however, that they do not know how to take It and he Is determined to put on the screws and stop the speding by going the I limit of the law. There have been several acldents and narrow escapes In town lately. The writer of this article was at the i railroad crossing on Manning avenue the other day and saw a car coming up the street at a high rate of speed. A freight train was coming and an em? ployee of the railroad was about 10 feet beyond the tracks waving the speeder down. The driver paid no at? tention to the warning however, until ho was right on the employee and saw the train. He then put on the brakes but could not stop before he ran into the train which proceeded to turn the car around, tho driver narrowly es? caping being killt"(l. It is such cases aa these that the police are determin? ed to stop. / Another thing they arc having com* plalnta abufet Is the young people that go civer the town late at night amis, early in the morning singing. This will also he stopped. 'Chief Harwick states that he has heard of young men bragging about running over the street stgns and tearing them up. He states that this will be perfectly satisfactory in the future ht the aforesaid young bloods will put a little money In their pockets before starting out on their, hair raising escapades. These signs are put up for thie convenience of drivers, they are for. safety and If the driverj| cannot regard them for their own sakes, the police must take steps to make thein observe them. The schools start next Tuesday nnd Chief Harwick promises .the parents that their children v ill he safo In go? ing to their classes. The crossings will be guarded and children escorted over. A stop sign will be placed At the' apartment house on the corner fac? ing the school house, and cars will bo compelled to stop going cast on Hamil? ton avenue and south on Washington street. Anhlhcr thing that the police wish to warn the people is the fact that cars cannot he left on the streets at wights without 'Ighs. Many are'be* lng found every night and -the prac? tice must be* stopped. The police want to be the friends of the people and servo their best in? terests. They have concluded that they cannot be justified In being a lit? tle easy op offenders and from now on i they will lx strict. Every street In the town wilt be patrolled 24 hours In the day and speeding and reckless driving In Sumter will be stopped. There were IS cases before the re? corder Thu-sday and 10 cases Friday. Who wants to be next 7 Submarine Crew Rescued Today Locked in Disabled Vessel Two Days Philadelphia, Sept. 3. The officers and crew of the submarine S-5 were rescued early today after spending nearly two days locked In the disabled vessel beneath the Atlantic ocean ituth of Cape Henlopon. They were u ken aboard the steamer Atlanthus, which proceeded for the Delaware breukwater with the submarine In tow. The submarine was saved by Its busier device which was released am) floated above the disabled craft ringing a gong this attracting atten? tion to the spot. ? Ttfo wireless fat)ed to say how the rescue was effected, but it declared that none of the submarine crew were injured. * The first man was removed at one o'clock and Lieut. Commander Cook left two hours later. It was the first test of tho buzser device. Washington. Sept ?A mesage to .the navy department says the subma? rine 8-5 was partially flooded while making a dive and that the boat can' he salvaged. The crew Is reported to be in bad shape but are recovering. Bolsheviki Advancing Pole? Enter Suwatki, Enthusi e> asiit-ally Welcomed Warsaw. Sept. 3.?The Poles enter? ed Suwalkt and were enthusiastically \\ ? h orned says an official stalenn nt. Bundenny, the Bolshevik cavalry leader, Is rapidly retreating. Berlin. Sept. 3.?A statement by tho Lithuanian foreign minister soys .hlffealshcd can be avolfied only by withdrawal of Poles from Lithuanian territory. The statement says the Polo.* attacked Lithuanians while beundary negotiationH are pending. London, Sept. M. A Moscow state? ment Hayn tlu; Bolsheviki have >? I vanced up to (he town of 111 6 t Litovsk, Occupying a number of al? leges It admits that the Poles hti e started an idvence on the Lembi g sector and says the Crimean fighting i* proceeding with alternating suet i i COTTON GRADER IN SUMTER -1_ Sims Succeeds Burts as Official For County FARMERS SHOULD PA TRONIZE LOCAL OFFICE ???? N Should Have Cotton Graded, Placed in Warehouses and Sold Cooperatively Mr. B. Sims, tho new government cotton grader has arived In Sumter to take the place of Mr. R. L. Burts, who resigned to accept a position elso I where. Mr. Sims has had eight years experience in grading and handling cotton and should bo fully competent to arbitrate between the farmers and cotton buyers. It is up to the farm? ers of Sumter county to patronize the government cotton grader's office and inform himself, so that ho may be in us good a position to deal with the buyer as the buyer who always main* talhs a specialist in cotton grading. Mr. B. I. Seiford the government ?grader who made the Orangeburg market so popular last year, has been apointed to have charge of the government graders in South Carolina and will visit the offices of* all the government graders from time to'time and check them up to see if they know their business, and that they are grading according to government standards, and not in the Interest of either the farmers C* the buyers. The government cotton grader's office is located OH Liberty street In the Roar don building, two doora from the City National 1?.nl; building. The time has arrived when we should have our cotton graded, placed In a warehouse and sell It cooperative? ly in lots to the man who will pay tho highest price. We have heard buyers say that they could afford to ?ay more for hundrcM bale lots of the ?same grade and staple, and as the market looks at present the farmer certlnly iveeds all he can get at pre3* ent for his cotton and then some more. J. Frank Williams. County Agent. ? E. I. Ueardon, Managing Sooietary, Sumter County Chamber of Commerce. Clemson Colege. Sept. 2.?This ex? tension service-of Clemson college act? ing for the bureau of markets and the South Carolina Cotton association, has appointed 19 official cotton graders for us many counties in South Carolina. These graders are to give disinterested information to farmers and cotton buyers concerning tho grade and length of staple of cotton presented to the grader for that purpose. Tire standards of the bureau of markets will, of course, be used In this work. The work Is supported largely by tl^e local county cotton associations, and, hi many instances, a small flee per bah will bo chared to help meet the ex? penses of the giading work. A point of importance to Know is that the graders will be of service and value not only to the cotton markot at the t.own in which the graders are located, but also to the other cotton growers of the country and section. Farmers from other parts of the coun? try may bring or ' send samples of their cotton to the official grader, and ?thus get the benefit of his service. _,_j Farmer-Labor Candi? date Wants Space Suggests That Cox and Harding Give a Column to Each Nom? inee Chicago, Sept. Parley p. Chris tt-nscu, farmer-labor presidential can? didate today requested Harding.and Cnx, both publishers, to grant a col ? umn a day to the national committee of eac h party. The governor said the Hague trib? unal failed to prevent war and that the league is the modern idea of bring? ing guarantees of peace. He reiterat? ed his charge that Republicans were receiving contributions from Persons "who Would substitue the bayonet for the golden rulo under a reactionary national administration." Edmunds Issues Call To Democratic Committee To Meet in Columbia Tuesday Columbia, Sept. 3.?H. N. Edmunds, 'of Columbia, secretary of the state Democratic executive committee1 has sent out notices to all member* of the committee, one in each county of the state, calling a meeting In Columbia next Tuesday, for tho purpose of canvassing the results of Tuesday's lirst primary. The meeting will be held In the capitol at noon. The second primary will l>e held one week after the committee meeting. Tuesday, September 14). "~~ " Absinthe Returns Frnech Drink Comes Back With . New Name Paris. Sept. 3..Absinthe, long fought in Franco ami prohibited Over night when the war began, Is,said by the authorities to have ret tuned In the disguise of various Imaginative names. One poster that attracts at? tention shows the tall old. absinthe glass with the sugar spoor/ acros:< the top and the one word "Finally/' indicating to Iho addicts of the green liquor that they may have the old Sensation again, In Spite of the law. Senators who Questioned the govern* ment on the subject during a recent ion w re promised vigorous pros ocutlons, ROBERTS SENDS 1 HOUSE JOURNAL Attaches Statement to Papers Sent Colby OPPONENTS OF SUFFRAGE RECEIVE SETBACK Chief Justice Smith Denies Pe? tition of Opponents of Ratifi? cation Nashville, Sept. !!?At the request of '.he house of representatives Oovernor Roberta late tonight forwarded to Secretary of Statt L'ollty a certified copy of the journ.il of that body of last Tuesday when the attempt was made to rescind its previous action upon the federal suffrage amendment by nonconcur* ing in the action of the j nennte in ratifying. In transmitting the papers the gov ernor merely attached a staterrtent that "the attached paer is a full, true and correct copy of transcript of all en? tries apearing on the journal" upon Tuesday and that the clerk hud. authority to* make and certify to the correctness of th<? transcript which was sent. Transmission of the journal in , Washington was not regarded tonight by the suffragist* as affecting the validity of the proclamation previously issued by Secretary Colby of the rati hcation of the 19th amendment. They pointed out that Governor Roberts did not certify what action the house Viad taken or as to legality of effect but merely that tho papers attached to his Certification were a correct copy of the journal on th" day mentioned therein. * ?/ ? The anti-ratifk a tionists, however, were jubilant tonight because thejf in? terpreted this sending of the statement of tiie house actio i to Secretary Colby as meaning that this record would be? come a part of the evidence that is to be used in the courts to overthrow the validity of the suffrage amend? ment's ratilication by Tennessee. Washington, Sept. 3.?Opponents of woman suffrage r iCOived a temporary setback today in their efforts to expe? dite appeal, from tho decision of Jus? tice Bailey of the District of Colum? bia supremo court refusing an in? junction to prevent Secretary Colby from promulgating the 19th amend? ment; Chief .Justice Smith of the dis ? trict court of api eals denied tu? pe? tition of amendment opponents as rep? resented in the American constitu? tional league for certification, of the case to the United Slates supreme court without waiting for a decision' by th" apellate tribunal. The chief .justice held thai he lacked authority to curti'y under decision of the United States supreme court which held that such certification could be-, mude only whtrc the decision of the local appellate tribunal was final. As there is a constitutional question in? volved in the s.iffrago case there would be a right in appeal from a de? cision of the court of appeals to the United States supreme court. Counsel, however, have not aban? doned hope of getting the appeal to highest court before election, and when the supreme court meets on Oc? tober 15. an effort will be made to get 'the appeal before the court. Railroad Executives Appeal For Aid Want District Attorney To Stop Sabotage Chicago, Sept. 1 - Railroad exen lives have appealed to the district at? torney to stop an organized campaign of sabotage by railroad strikers. En? gines are being stolen nightly and turned loose to run wild In the yards. Strike breakers u 'e being beaten and recently one was killed, the railway chiefs charge. Benton Harbor, Mich., Sept. 4.?The referee of the .lack Dempsey-Rilly Misk<e bout of .Monday is expected to be named today. Dempsey looks ready and says he is eager for the bat? tle. Miskc is supremely confident that he ?an hold the champion even and that Dempsej will not knock him out. ? COTTON MEN TAKE ACTION Cotton Will Be Held For Forty Cents TO REDUCE ACREAGE AND GROW FOODSTUFFS Southern Ranks Are Requested to Recall Loans in Eastern Banks Montgomery, Ala.. Sept. 3.? Ap- i point-. lent of a committee of fifty five Southern hankor? busihess men and officials of the various divisions of tho American Cotton Association, to confer with \V. P. G. Harding, governor, and members of the Fed? eral Reserve Board, September I?. for the purpose of ascertaining a clear cut pronouncement of policy on the financing of the 1920 cotton crop marked the last session of the associ? ation here late today. With adjournment sine die of the association oractically the entire pro? gram o," policy recommended by Pres? ident J. S. Wannamaker, had been adopted, topped with a recommenda? tion to members that cotton In? held I for a minimum price of forty cents, middling basis, with one cent per month added after November 1. Members were also urged*to hold their cotton seed for $60 a ton. Other proposals adopted urged es? tablishment of cootwrative marke' :n;-' system In every cotton growing conn ty; the formation of an export c'orpo. ration to pell cotton in Central Eu? rope; the reduction of acreage to cot? ton and increasing acreage for food and fora?? crops, and retirement of 25 per eeid pf the high grade cotton. Southern banks with loans In East? ern banks arc reqtp Bted ip a gene ral resolution adopted this afternoon to recall these loans in order that the money may be diverted to financing the South's crops, and a resolution by former Governor Manning, of South Carolina, culls on the Governors of cotton state? to proclaim September 20 "Cotton Day," on which date meet? ings are to be held in all counties to develop Interest In the program of. the association. The principal address of the day was delivered by Judge W. T. Ram soy, governor of the Eleventh Dis? trict Federal Pesorve Bank, who de plored the action fixing, the price of cotton at 40 cents, declaring that it could not be achieved. He brought a note, of pessimism into the conven? tion by declaring tho farmer must pratico strict economy and prepare for hard tin.es. The com ? utipn voted to tue? t in 1921 at Dallas. Texas. Johnson Receives No Liberties Sheriff Denies Rumors That He Ls Allowed Too Much t Freedom Elgin, Sept. 4.?Jack Jedinson is receiving no liberties at the Kane county J.iii. Bhertfl Pooh' declared to ^.ay denying charges that the former heavyweight champion was having too much freedom. ?i i Liners Race Across Atlantic Cherberg, Sept. 4.?The Cunardcr Aqultania arrived here an hour and a half under the record from New York. The While Star Olympic Is expected tomorrow. Despite denials fre?m of licials, passengers on the iwo ships considered tho voyage as a race und. are said to have laid heavy wagers. Column!*, Sept. 4.?Two new units Of the South Carolina National Guard are to bo inspected fe>r muster inte> state service next week, a new tank company at Edgctic ld, under command of James O. Sheppard, and a new in? fantry company at Fort Mill. The ESdgefieid unit will he inspected Mon? day nfte-rnemn at 1. the Fort Mill company Tuesday evening at $. Plans are also being launched for j new companies at Sumte r, Columbia ' and possibly other points, and a new 'company is about ready at Hock HUL CHICAGO EXECUTE MANY Twelve Men To Die in Two Days For Capital Crimes SEVERAL WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS IN PAST Hangings Take Place in the Corridor of the Main Cell Blocks Chicago, Sept. 3.?-All record* for legal executions in Cook county anc possibly in the state of Illinois, will be broken here October 14 and 15, county officials believe, when 12 men are sentenced to be hanged for mur Right of the men are under sen? tence to die October 14 and four on the following day. In addition two other slayers who have been convict? ed are awaiting sentence and It If possible that they also may hang on one or the ether <>i the two days. Chicago has had several wholesale executions in the past?the most no? table on November 1, 1SS 7. when four cf the Kaymarket anarchists were hanged?but nothing in the memory of all officials apprc iches a death list of 12 in two days. ? Hangings In the Cook county Jail take place in the corridor of one. of i the main cell blocks. There is just room for a double gallows, ftp it is probable, according to George F\ Lee, the. jailer, that .the men will be executed in pairs. The hangings will j cost ihe state aproxlmatcly $.1,00/), jincluding $100 fee for the sheriff; lor leach man hung. Those to be hanged October 14 are Sam Curdinclla, "feader of a Ulackhand gang whoso members confessed sev? eral murders; Nick Viani, Thomas Rtrico, Frank Campione. Sam Ix? pez, Joe Castanzo, Sain Ferra ra and Henry Reese, the latter a negro. The October 1 5 Hat includes Arthur Ktaensel, Richard Wilson, Harry An? dre and Frank Zager. Haensel. who jkilled his wife, was to have been exe? cuted last spring but was granted a reprieve five minutes before he whs to have marched to the gallowa. An? dre was convicted of killing a watch? man while robbing a factory safe. Wilson was found guilty in the' same case, although he was on another floar of the building when Andre, his part? ner, killed the man. The jury decided that* as aa accomplice he was equally guilty. I _,_ Head of Red Delegation Resigns Replaced By Joffe, Former So? viet Ambassador Warsaw Sept. 3.? I Uy the Asso? ciated Press)-^M. Danishevsky has resigned as head of the Russian Bol? shevik, delegation ,to negotiate ar armistice agreement and a peace treaty with Roland, and haa been re? placed by Adolph Abramowicz Joffe, former Soviet ambassador to Germany and chairman of the Russian peace ^delegation at Rrest-Lltovsk. according to MOSCOW advices received here. M. Danishevsky resigned because tho So? viet government agreed to carry on further negotiations with Poland at ?R'ga. The personnel of the now So? viet delegation Is not fit present known but wlb bo communicated to Polish government officials later. Prince Sapieha, Polish foreign min? ister, received a wireless.- message from George Tchlteherin, Bolshevik minister of foreign affairs, stating that the essential condition as to the j Riga conference was a guarantee of ;the immunity of the Russian and Uk? rainian delegates the right to free nnd uninterrupted communication in I code by telegraph and wireless and by courier carrying diplomatic sealed I pouches. Upop receiving such guaran I tee M. Tchiterlan 3ald, the Soviet dele? gation Wta leave for Riga with full power to agree to an armistice pre? liminary to p*Nice and to negotiate a final peace treaty,. Prince Sapieha has wired the Polish minister In Riga to obtain the de? manded guarantee from the Letviun government and to communicate the result direct to the Rolshevik minister in that city. LUMBER LUMBER Locks, 11 ill) ' S. Nit Us, Grates, Saws, Hatchets, Ha mtn ere, Door Hangers, BUILDING MATERIAL Flooring, Oiling, Silling, Casing, Mouldings, Framing l umber, Hod Cedar shingles, Pine and Cypress Shingles, Metal and Composition SIUiigIcs,C*arpentcr*s Tools, Doors, SohIi and Blinds, Paint Brushes, Torch Columns and Itallaslcrs, Paints ami OIK Denver Uosrd, Inside Decorations, Valley Tlu und Ridge Roll, Calsomlncs and C*,?d Water Paints, WIRE FKNCING. IKON AM) WOOD HARDWARE PAINTS OILS Brick, Dime, Cement, Plaster, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Betrer Pipe, ?COVe Flue, Terra 'otta Thimbles Mortar Colors nnd status Water Proofing Minor*I, Corrugated Metal Hoofing. Asbetos and Composition Roofing. posts EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSE Booth & McLeod, Inc. SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA