Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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bl'MTlCtt \Y.\TUUMAN. Katabtlsl CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, 1? COTTON CROP HAS FAILED Reserve Board and Association To Hold Conference CONDITION FIFTY SEVEN PER CENT Adverse Weather and Serious Insect Damage Causes Great Loss of Staple Columbia. Sept 12 ?The American Catlap association announced from its headquarters in this oftty today that a preliminary investigation by Its ex? perts, of the condition of the cotton crop up to September 10 shows that there has been a deterioration of 4? par eeat store August 26, making the condition of the crop of September 16 Ss IT per cent. This deterioration, the report says, is due to the adverse weather conditions and to the most se wtous insect damage which has ever befallen the cotton crop. The re? port further declaree that this will result In an enormous reduction In the indicated yield as shown August 25 dad sdda to-the aerlouaneas of the alt uetton confronting the cotton belt. Anaouacement was also made yes tsrdsvf by this aseoclatlon that a con BBSsasa would be held In Washington Wednesday morning at IS:to o'clock between the entire Federal reserve sward end a special committee from the American Cotton association oora of sixty of the leading farmers thants, banker* business and pro d msn representing the entire agricultural end commercial lite o? tho fourteen cotton growing states. "The conference will be held," says a statement issued by the association, "gsr the purpose of arranging the ex pension of financial credit?, through tat Federal Reserve system to Its mtmper banks ?> aa to enable the pro dVOSts to varehouae tbeir cotton until (hare Is a legitimate demand from the measfactui er at a price baaed upou Utt law of supply and demand. The ooramtttse of aixty from the Amert cad Cotton association will rear i Wisaington Tuesdsy morning, mak? ing thsir headquarters at the new Wlltard Hotel." Qrmt Tobacco Oop in State To Be the Largest On Record Columbia. Sept lt.- The largest to karoo crop ever pr IsVtoO crop ever prod it ed In South Caroline, is Indicated by figures for the ttonth of August, made public by the department of agriculture. More to? bacco was sold in August of this yeur than in any other Auguet. The price too has been higher than for any year gaws one, and that was ltlt. The to? tal Value of the South Carolina tobac eo sold In August was near I > twelve million dollars, a million more than for the same mouth of last aar. The totsl number of pounds of to Uacro sold ?n August was tT.20B.Ttt. inglng the produoere tu.tit.I it. ie aversga price was 25.32 cents, le aversga August price luit year raa 24.tt cants, and for ltlt so.4" its The highest price prior to ,tll for August was 21 cents. The august tobacco exceeded the pounds gar the earns month last year by three million. These are twenty-nine tobacco mar? kets la the state, the largest being Lake City. Timmouavllte is aecond. and Mullin? la third Klngatree Is fourth. There are seventy-seven warehouses In the atate for tobacco. The total tobacco business, counting sales by warehousemen and dealers, as well as producers, amounted during August to over 6t million pounds snd over fourteen million dollars. Reds Demand Soviet Law Italian Socialist* Call on Parlia? ment to Enact Laws Permit* ting Workers to Seize Fac? tories Vi dan. Sept 11.?The immedlste convaeatlon of the Italian parliament for the passage of laws under which workmen may take over the management of Industrial plants has been demanded by the confederation Of labor' In session hers. Poland and Lithuania Peace Negotiations Said to Be Making Progress Warsaw. Sept. 11 ? negotiation* between Poland and Lithuania on the frontier controversy continue, despite the advance of Polish troops In the Suwslkl sector. It Is bslleved that the exchanges are progressing toward an amicable agreemmt. Carpentier in New York New York. Sept. 12.? Oeorge Car pentter. the Frenoh pugilistic chum pton. srrlved todsy for s bout with Mottling Levtashy, In Brooklyn, on October 12th. bed April, litt?. "lie Just a 81. FARMERS SHOULD REDUCEACREAGE County Agent and Chamber of Commerce Cooperate SMALL GRAIN SHOULD BE PLANTED Leiter? Will Be Mailed To Hun dre(Is of Farmers Over thei State County Agent J. Frank Williams and the Sumter County Chamber of Commerce have started a campaign to induce the farmers of Sumter county to increase their acreage of small, grain in preparation for the fight aguinst the boll weevil. They are urging every farmer to plant all the wheat, oats, barley, rye, peas possible, and to prepare to plsnt plenty of vel? vet beans and corn. Reduction of cot? ton acreage to not exceeding eight acres to the plow will be preached from now on. Sweet potutoes are being also urged, as well as millet, sorghum cane, win? ter gardens, and plenty of vegetables throughout the year, hogs, chickens, beef and dairy cattle, a milk cow for every family, and more milk cows where the family needs require more than one cow, and a general "live at home." crop diversification plan of farming. Fencing in pastures, clearing away of ditches of brush to avoid a hiber? nating place for weevils, and early preparation* of land for and the plant? ing of sufficient acreage in wheat to supply family needs. x Hundreds of letters to farmers all over Sumter county will be mulled and | thery are being asked to cooperate with 'the movement In Inducing other farm? ers In their sections, and share-crop? pers and tenants to fall In line for fsrmlng under bolt weevil conditions. Second Requisition For Mayfield Governor of North Carolina _? Wan to South Carolinians Columbia, Sept. 13. ? A second requisition will probably be Issued by Governor Blckett, of North Carolina, for the return to Aneoa county for trial ifcf the three Hamberg men. W. D. Mayfield, James Rreedln and Henry H. Kandlfer, charged with having kidnapped two negro farm hands from their homes In Anson. The three Bamberg citiiens were released by or? der of Judge Townsend In Columbia Saturday, but Solicitor Walter R Brook, of Wadesbore, stated before leaving Columbia that he would go* be? fore th? grand jury in this county and ask for an Indictment aguinst the men. I* the Jury finds a true bill, [Governor Blckett will then be asked to requisition them again. The three Bamberg men returned to their homes Sunday. They were re? leased on the ground that the requisi? tion for their delivery to North Caro? lina authorities was unconstitutional, In that It was not accompanied by af- I fldavlt setting forth the charge against the men. Governor Cooper admitted this point all through the proceedings, having (old May field's counsel at the outset that this was one point on which he had a chance of release. However, the point was waived by the defendants until they appeared be? fore Judge Townsend last week. When Judge Townsend began the hearing Saturday, Sheriff McSwain was waiting outside with a warrant for the re-arrest of the Hamberg men. as soon as Judge Townsend released them. However, thin was not served. It was decided that t te men could not be arrested the second time under a charge for which they thud been dis? missed. 0 . MacSwiney in State Of Collapse Lord Mayor of Cork Begins Thirty-Second Day of Hun ? ger Strike London. Sept. 13.?Mayor Mac? Swiney began his thirty-second day's fast in a state of collapse, after a rest? less night, according to a 'bulletin is? sued today by the Irish S*lf-DeteVmi natlon league. Mrs. MacSwiney addressed an ap? peal to the American ambassador and the heads of other embassies, calling attentloa to the case of Lord Mayor MacSwiney and other hunger strikers and expressing the hope that the United councils of nations "will pre? vent the tragedy that Is Impending and theieby calm the peoples If the world." Georgia Rejects Hardwick ? . ... Anti-Wilson Senator Defeated For Re-election in the First Primary Atlanta, Sept. 10? The Atlanta Journal says complete unofficial re? turns show that former Senator Hard? wick lacked four county unit voles of a majority in the Democratic prl marles end thut a second primary is indicated. im! Fear Not?1-et all the ends Thon A SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESD SOCIAL WAR IN TRIEST Heavy Fighting Between So? cialists and Government Troops in Streets fToday ARTILLERY AND MACHINE GUNS BEING USED Italy Does Not Seem to Have Made a Good Bargain in, Tak? ing Over Lost Provinces From Austria Trlest, Sept. 11.?A serious revolt has broken out here and armed social? ists and government forces are en? gaged in heavy fighting, artillery, rifle and machine gun firing being continuous. Bombs are being used, barricades haee been erected and trenches dug in the city streets. The socialists are well armed and mu? nitioned. * Order Restored in Triest Trlest, Sept. U..?Order was com? pletely restored by evening. Facts About Education Fourteen Out of a Thousand School Children Complete College Course -r- . It was the British commission which discovered the following facts of spe? cial Interest regarding education, and experience has shown the same facts to be true In the United States: "Out of the 1.000 pupils who enter the Ars; grade of our American schools, only 14 remain to complete the college course. From this small group come most of the leaders of the churches, is well as the leaders In other Phaser of our national life." Additional facts In this connection which contain much food for thought ure these: . Only 14 students out of the 38 who enter college remain in college until they graduate and the British commission says of these: "It is upon the training of the 38 who enter college, of whom 14 finally 'graduate,' that the Protestant churches now focus their money, thair skill, their prayer." The statements above emphasize in a convincing manner the importance of education and of the graduation of a larger number of students In col? lege than authentic records show to be true at this time. The value iof ed? ucation Is expressed well In these words "The ignorant man is handi? capped today: tomorrow he will be hopelessly outdistanced." The success of the campaign for I Christian education now in progress j in the synod of Sopth Carolina, the*' financial goal of which Is $1,000,000, will prove of inestimable value to the schools of the Presbyterian church in this synod, in the way of equipment and endowment, and It will place edu? cation within reach of hundreds of boys and girls who are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to grasp the means which education will furnish them to develop character, Intelli? gence and training and thus fit them for larger success and usefulness in life. It is gratifying to a distinct de? gree to the friends of these instilu- J nous of learning that about one-half | of this campaign fund has been ; pledged, but the payment qf every pledge is contingent upon .the full amount being secured. The Kidnapping Case Gov. Cooper Revokes Warrant For Mayfield and Others, But They Will Be Re-arrested Columbia. Sept. u. ? Governor Cooper today revoked his warrant for the arrest and delivery to the North Carolina authorities of W. D. May field. James Br??edtn and Henry B. . Sandifer, the three Bamberg citizens charged with kidnapping two negro farm hands from Anson county, North Carolina, for whom extradition pro? ceedings were instituted by Governor Bickett. but Immediately a fugitive I warrant was sworn out by Solicitor l Walter E. Brock, of Wadesboro, N. jC.. who Is in Columbia and when the I three. Bamberg men are this afternoon i released they will be Immediately re arrested and held pending the receipt of new extradition papers from Gov? ernor Bickett. Governor Cooper re? voked his warrant at the request of the North Carolina solicitor, because of a technical defect In the papers. The original rcqulstion warrant not having been supported by the neces? sary affidavit. There is a hearing in the attorney general's otllce Saturday afternoon before Judge Townsend, in which the defendants are asking their release on the very ground recognized by the North Carolina solicitor. Restore Mind of Maria Zomback Jollet, III . Sept. 13.? Health au? thorities today began efforts to restore the stunted mind of Maria Zumback, ags nineteen, who is said to hav?- been k*M>t ?" a cellar seventeen years. Her mentality is said lo be that of a two year-old. Iiiis't nt be tltiy Country's, Thy God's ai AY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1920 HARDING MAKES OLD CHARGES Tells Visiting Delegations That Democrats Made Reckless Expenditures During War PUBLIC MONEY WASTEFULLY SPENT ? - He Also Says That Attempt Was Made to Surrender Mon? roe Doctrine to League of Na? tions Marion, 8/ept. 11.?In a double bar? relled attack on the administration Senator Harding charged that demo? cratic officials had been guilty of reckless inefficiency in their conduct of the nation's business affairs and had sought, through duplicity or mis? understanding to have the United States surrender its Monroe doctrine in becoming a member of the league of nations. Senator Harding*s decla? rations were made to delegations from Chicago and Michigan and In? diana eitles in two front porch speeches. \ State Candidates ' To Pay Expenses Beaufort County Chairman Re? fuses To Use One Cent of County Money For Second Primary Columbia, Sept. 13.?George W. Blckett, chairman of ' the Beaufort county, Democratic executive commit? tee stated to this correspondence over long distance phone Monday that rep? resentatives of the candidates for state office had come to Beaufort Sunday to see him and had arranged to finance the second primary of Tuesday. He stated that not a cent of the money In the treasury of the Beaufort county committee would be used for the elec? tion expenses. There are no second races for coun? ty offices in Beaufort and the chair mun takes ihe position that the can? didates for state offices and the sen? ate should pay, the bills of the Tues? day run over. ** "Those who dance should pay the fiddlers" he states. Mr. Becketf stated also that he will come before the state Democratic ex? ecutive committee at its next meet? ing which will be next week for the purpose of declaring the result of Tuesday's primary and ask for some I action that will change the situation whereby t he expense of voting for state candidates falls on the county candidates ind'the county primary ^ machinery. i ' 1 ??~?? Beaufort Primary Dispute Chairman Beckett Says County Candidates Should Not Have to Pay For State Officers Columbia, Sept. 12.?Taking the po? sition that it is unfair for money col I lected from county candidates as as? sessment fees to be used in conducting a primary for state officers and con? tending that this Is an evil that should be abolished, George W. Beckett, coun? ty chairman of Beaufort county, in a telegram to H. N. Kdmuod8. secretary of the state Democratic executive com? mittee today, says that he is establish? ing a precedent and judging from his message may stick to his announced position of ?milling no primary in Beaufort Tuesday. At the same time Mr. Beckett com? municates a message from a citizen committee of Beaufort which has vol? unteered to pay the costs of the pri? mary, above the amount Mr. Beckett has on hand. Mr. Beckett contends ! that what money he has should go j back to tbe county candidates and I should not be used for defraying ex? penses for the state officers. I He claims that the county officer 'aspirants have been paying for their I suite primaries long enough and wants to see the "big fellows" pay for them hereafter. Although the tele? gram from Mr. Beckett does not state specifically whether or not he wilt al? low tbe citizens' committee to hoid the primary, the belief there Is that the election will be held Tuesday. Secretary Kdmunds said tonight that he believed tlie primary would be run off despite the apparent hitch of Mr. Beckett. Mr. Edmunds points out that If every county chairman in the state were t?> make the same demand on the state committee as Mr. Beckett it would take nearly $20,000 for this pri? mary election. In closing, M'\ Beckett claims that. M. J. Thomas, apparently representing the citizens' committee, does not :m derstand the situation and has placed him and Beaufort Democracy in u false position. Fear Italians Will Attack Dynamite Works Turin, Sept. 13.?The garrison about the dynamite works at Avlgil lana was strengthened today for fear the workmen engaged tii the Indus? trial controversy might attempt to take possesaicn of the works. lid Truth's.'* THE TRUE * State News In Brief Form, - Orangeburg-North Railroad May Be Abandoned?Campaign i Against Malaria Produces Effective Results Gaffney, Sept. 12?Five warehouse companies for storing cotton have al? ready been formed in various sections of Cherokee county, according 10 a 1 statement issued yesterday by S. C. j Stribling, farm demonstration egent for tile county, and plans are rapidly maturing for additional undertakings . of a like nature in other sections ?t\ tlie county. The new warehouses are to be located in Goucher, Sunnyside, LitUejohn, Macedonia and McKown s Mountain. The five will have a com? bined storing capacity of approximate' ly 2,500 bales of cotton. Anderson. Sept.12?James H. Cratg, state bank examiner, has checked up the Bank of Pendleton, which was robbed early im the week, and reports that $4,800 in Liberty bonds belonging to customers of the bank and $638 m silver are' missing. The latter was covered by insurance. A reward ?.f $250 has been offered for the laoture of the parties who blew open the safe and robbed the vaults. York, Sept. 12?For the first time in years York county moonshiners showed fight when caught operating a still in King's Mountain, township Fri? day night by a raiding party composed of Sheriff Fred D. Quinn, Deputy Sheriff D. T. Quinn, Magistrate A. J. Quinn and Constable G. W. Sparrow, one of the moonshineis dealing Magis? trate A. J. Quinn a blow in the face with a shovel before surrendering. Two stills, one of which was in use when found were captured, about 400 gallons of beer destroyed and J. O. Dover and his son, Ervin Dover, ar? rested on the charge of blockading. J. G. Dover, who has been In the courts several times for alleged illicit distilling, was yesterday released on bond in the sum of $1.000, while Ervin Dover is still in Jf.ll, In addition to an indictment for moonshining, the latter will doubtless have to answer also to a charge of assaulting an of? ficer. Dillon, Sept. 12?The farmers of Dillon county are preparing to take care of the cotton situation in this section. A meeting of stockholders of the Dillon county Warehouse and Marketing corporation was held at the court house on Monday and the cap? ital stock of the corporation was in? creased from $50.000 to $100,000. A model cotton warehouse, standard In every particular, is being built and when completed the entire amount of the capital stock will be invested in the plant. Two units of the wars house will be completed by October 1 and the remaining units will be turned over to the company as quick? ly as the building contractor is able 1 ot complete them. Orangeburg, Sept. 12?The Orange burg railway, a connecting link be? tween Orangeburg and North, built by the enterprise of William C. Wolfe, Orangeburg lawyer and business man, and which railroad has been operated by the Seaboard Air Line railway for some time, is about to be sent to the junk pile. This is alarming news to the residents of Orangeburg, North and of the several towns along the line. This railroad was primarily to give to Orangeburg Seaboard Air Line connection and to open up a rich and promising section of Orangeburg county. The road was built, the city of Orahgeburg contributing $10,000 to assist in the building and the towns of Raymond and Wolfton have sprung up on this line. The Seaboard inter? ests hold the mortgage and claim they are operating at a loss and a notice is now appearing that unless other rea? sons are shown to the court, the rail? road will cease operation on or about next Thursday this would be a great blow to industry In Orangeburg county. The situation is alarming to a large number of people ami effort;? are now being made to hivi this railroad operated in the future The outcome is being anxiously c.waitcd. C. E. Dehnla'.on is the preient re? ceiver, the war conditions forc? ing the short railroad into receiver's hands. Columbia, Sept. 13.?T. E. Hook of Hrookland was the lowest bidder for the reconstruction of the five miles of roadway on the Cblumbia-Newber ry road In Lexington county between Newberry and Hichland counties Sat? urday morning when bids were open? ed at Lexington. J. I). Gregory, dis? trict highway engineer, was present, representing state highway commis? sion when the bids wer?' received. The road is a link 01 the Columbia Newberry highway and it. along with , the stretches in Hichland ami New? berry, is said to be in had condition. 1 Highway olllcials hope the Newberry and Hichland links will soon be re? constructed and the road made one of the best in the Stlte. Columbia, Sept. 13.- Remarkable results have been acornpllahed in sev? eral South Carolina cltiesj in malaria control work, according to statistics given out yesterday by Capt. L? M. Fisher, United states public h'-i-lth set vice, who is in charge Of the work in this state. The figures prepared show that In 1919 there were 1,087 cases of malaria In the city of Hamberg. The economic loss from this disease in Hamberg is estimated for 1919 at $35.871 ami 39 I per cent, ot the population was infect- ' )l TU KON, I stublished Ji VOL*. LI GHTOFHOSPl FOR BISHOPVH] Mr. Cooper Leaves Money His Gift INSTITUTION FOR ALL CLASSE City Requested-to Furnish Suit? able Lot For Building Bishopville. Sept. 12.?Bishopville will in the near future have a hospi Ipltal if the will of the late R. M. j Cooper, of this county, is ca.ried oat. I Mr. Cooper in his will denotes a cer? tain sum for the establishment and* maintenance of a hospital in the city of Bishopville and Hon. K. M. Cooper, Jr., executor of the will of his father, explains the matter in a letter to Dr. K. O. McCutchen. The letter follows: ! "ft. O. McCutchen, Bishopville, 8. C. 'Dear Sir: My father, Robert M. Cooper, left an indefinite sum for tho establishment and maintenance of a public hospital in the city of Bishop? ville. "The exact amount cannot yet be determined accurately, but I think a minimum of $60,u0u is a safe guaran? tee with a probability of more. T^ita sum will be available within a year or two. "Charity is the primary objprt of the hospital as well as the motive that prompts its establishment. "K, definite part of the total su^; is to be put at interest, the income from which shall maintain at' all times a house physician and at least one nurse. "This hospital shall be known as Xannette Shaw Cooper Memorial H 58 pitul. "The city of Bishopville is asked to give a suitable lot for the building. "The governing board shall consist of fourteen trustees appointed by the donor, said board of trustees to be composed of Dr. B. O. McCutchen. chairman; George Hall, Dr. A. C. Bas? kin, W. R. Scarborough. Henry Gat ltng. Joshley Dick, D. A. Quattlehaum, I. F. A. Atkinson. Dr. Henry McLaire, J. W. Player, J. A. Thomas, W. A. Stuckey, R. M. Cooper, Jr., McLeod & Dennis, attorneys The hospital Is absolutely a cotftt cy institution and ia intended for the use of any -of her citizens, most es? pecially the poor and needy. Any per? son without funds may he cared for and treated at absoldtely no cash to himself. The hospital is meant to alto* viate pain and suffering and to reach those who otherwise could not ?njoy the comforts and benefits of medical attention. "I have mentioned only the salient points. At a later time, possioiy at the first meeting of the trustees, a complete detailed statement will be made. Yours very truly, "It. M. Cooper, Jr., Executor of R. M. Cooper.' Coast Guard To Investigate Death Of Wife of Artist Drowned in Lake Michigan Chicago, Sept. 13.?The coast gua rd officers have asked for an investiga? tion of the reported death of Mrs. Anna Mitchell Jones, a former New York artist, whose husband, Ju?n Archibald Jones, was found clinging to an overturned boat in Lake Mich? igan on their honeymoon. Jones said his wife was washed overboard by the waves. > Election Postponed Columbia, Sept. IS.?Because the registration books have to elos*? thirty I days before an election and because many women registered recently in ' Columbia to vote in a city bond elec? tion set for the 16th, Columbia's ctty councjl has voted to postpone th* elec? tion one month, so as to allow the wo? men to vote. The bond issue Is for $300.000 for paving. ed with the disease. In 1920 there were only three cases of malaria in Bamberg; the economic loss was and none of the population was Inf ml ed with the disease. In Chester the figures are fully as convincing of the efficacy of malaria control work. jn 1919 |p Chester there were 411 cases of malaria, en? tailing an economic loss of $21,154. In 1920, when the effects of the malaria control work were becoming apparent, there were no cases and hence no economic loss. Cities are rapidly eoming to realize 'hat it is a paying investment to make an appropriation for malaria COMrol work, und Captain Fisher said ?tsterday that the health department now has tinder way the survey of sev? eral cities who are considering malaria control work. The surveys are made without expense to the municipalities, and Captain Fisher says that if other cities are contemplating such work it Would be well for them to com? municate with the health department as soon as possible. Alken. Sept. 12 Jurors were drawn during the present week for the ap? proaching term of court of general sessions here beginning September ?7. There are IS homicide cases on tbe docket and a total of 17 defendants to t?e tried In connection with the same.