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COUNTY BOARD MET TUESDAY Superintendent Thompson Pre stnta. Resignation to Take Effect September 1"> TRUCK WEARING OUT, TRACTOR NEEDED Several Road Projects Consuls ed?Change of Route of Priv? ateer Road Requested?Sur? vey of Turbeville Road Not Completed 4 Ho \ ar meeting oi the County ki .if < ommt?rioi?ei s t?*-l?l Svpo-n. bar .7th there were present Commls Ctooers Brit ton. Lenolr. Mime ami ?Mtver. Mr i H. Illnaon appeared In-fore tha board ami complained of cert.no drain***** < oiultUorts In roi??l neaf hin place*. Matter waa refer^l t<? sr->.*i Intfodent Thompson Cor'attention. ?superintendent of Road a T.hompwon reported the main ehnln ?ang working In ih. I ? i t (>?*** section during die past month and now working out the Bl?h? opvtlla mad Into Humter. 'Secondary sang still working in the Shi loh ?< lion and the aims house gang d??fhg ?morgency work. Superintendent Thompson igaln re? ported that the government trink* were fas? wearing out under th^ airaoi of doing road machine work ?ad advised the purchase of a tractor th* county. The clerk was in? structed t<> wrtton the State highway oommiaOiou and ascertain if it would "eoaaent to the use of a part of the automobil* license fees to be used for the purchase oT a tractor for road con? struction and maintenance work. Superintendent Thoiops,?p reported that itOjOOOsary repairs had been inaile to the alma houae buildings. ipormtendent Thoinpaon adviaed agatnat doing work requJOted by Mr. AU*?. C. Thompson on road i, ,?r l?n' jpaWand the hoard agreed with him that auch work* was not warranted at this time. Magistrate Vneon appeared before board and reported the case of a ne? gro woman in his neighborhood who . was paralysed and needed help. Lola Add two n by name. Board directed that ahe> la* aeut to the alms house. Clerk reported' that Engineer Mc? Lellan had advised that he had not #Onii't*Med specifications of aurvey of Turbeville short cut road via Oahha* land but would have ready by the 14th fhstant, and isked whether he ' should specify top so!' or sand-clay road for thla project. The board di? rected that alternate blda be called for on both rlaasea of construction I lerk reported that no response had J>een received from supervisor of Leer county relative to an understand? ing being reached as to the up-keep of a bridge spanning a stream be? tween the two counties. Superintend? ent Thompson was advised to see the ii*er visor of Lee county as to the liter Clerk reported that the former ac? ton of the Board In appointing a ?puty cotton weigher at the Row id cotton warehouse did not to con irm with the set governing the mat? ter, copies of the Acts of the last sea i of the legislature1 having hen deed after such action. The board ?rod Via action rescinded in so far ?va* at variance with the too ariaiong of the ?et In question and HJT ?Uructfd tlu- elerk to notify appointee accordingly. Applications for supplies for In? mates! of alma huse for clothing for tha wgnter wus approved with eace.p. x tjon df a, suit of do theo regarding wht< hj further Investigation aa to neodn.was ordered. Mr iB W. Dabbs and Or R. ?. Furman a peered before board asking that a alight change be made in pro? posed f route of road to be hull| In Privates* section. Commission* r HrHtop iimt Superintendent Thompson were appointed a committee tn look aver she ground and report hack to the board. V Mr/ Dubha further atated fhat he had been ae'"?d to lay before board the matter of ualng gravel on tfi* Turb*villo ?bort cut road atatfng that an abundance ef thla material wus sVa liable jyisa chandler. Secretary of Public %VeJfire work In the eouuiy app? ir ed befor the hoard and asked whit the outook aas for grtting a count \ nurse and that ahe though: there wjus need for work of this kind In the county. The board thought It was need leas to appoint a county nurse I for the remaining months of this ,? ,r unleaa something definite looking tn the continuance of the work onOthOi year Was agreed upon ami advised her to consul* with the county legis latlve delegation. U tter wax revived from Mr. A. 8. llarby, aecreUry of the Altamont Moses Schohtt ship I?nn association elating that the term oS Mr. Barlow Walsh aa iruatea had etphred WlY Ut and ashing that a anceeaaor be ngrned The board by unanimous net Ion named Mr. Walah to succeed hlmaelf. Rreporta were received from the ru ral gotliiauiUlli home riemnnatrntfen agent and rotton weither? aa to scale tests ami i Hit Application for financial aaaistance was received front Mlaac*<\ I) Spann and Ria F Spann. Kurther Informa? tion was ordered nhtnlned. Application was received from Mr. J. VV. Thompson for increase In his ? niederste pension under the law from |l to 15 per month. Thla was granted. Superintendent of Bonds Thomp? son tendered bin resignation to take .feet Septem*.ci ' -'b or as early aa tha hoard could make ?atlsfaetoi . raogementa to fill place. The i. t accepted the resignation express. io Mr. Thompson its regret* at his WA-v.-iing hin councctiou with the count v. Ttit clerk wan instructed to udver tlse tor Applications for the position of county engineer, sume to In- aced ..I. ,,i i gins i.ti meeting of the board i < I Im held September '_Mst. After approving claims before It ihe Itmtrd ailojurned. Motor Truck Speed Highway Department Preparing Regulations to Govern Traffic ? 'olumbia. Sept. II.? Uules govern? ing the speed of motor trucks, th,fc op< rnjrton of trucks and cars and gen ? i il highway regulations are being pr< pared by the state highway depart? ment, following a conference with meolbSTS *?f the South Carolina au motive association in Columbia dur? ing the past few days. These regula? tions ar* to he printed In bo k form and distributed to all car uleva, along with the ItS] license plati : The ret um inendat ions of the automo? tive men will be the husis of the reg? ulations). The automobile men suggested, and the suggestion will probably be the new rille? that the speed of motor trucks equipped with pneumatic tires be twenty mitres an hour; that trucks i with hard tires he lf> miles an hour; the speed of automobiles is fixed by statute. The auto men suggested to the highway department that every mojor truck, using the nubile highways ro i|iiircd to i i 'JUt a mirror attached to the windshKenP so that the driver can see vehicles approaching from the I rear. | Passenger cars will have right of j way over trucks. , No chains will be allowed on the ! heels of nw>tor vehicles except when the roads are Afet and demand the use of chains. Dimmers must be used at night when other cars approach within two hundred feet. When * cars are not equipped with dimmers but with oth? er devices, such, as lowering light or spot light, the light must fall within four feet of the ground at a distance of two handle i feet. The weight of trucks is also to be regulated. The auto men have sug? gested that a two-ton .flick have twenty-two Inches of tines, at least, four inch tdr?s fore and seven-Inch tires on the the rear wheels. The load and two-ton t *uck together must not weigh over nine thousand pounds. Vtsr a three-ton truck the tires must, total 24 inches; for a four-ton truck, 2S Inches; for a ftve-ton truck, thlrt>-two Inches. The Automobile' men made other recommendations, and the highway department will also probably take sorue action on these. Among these are that all bridges be posted as to the speed and load they will carry, warning as to the sounding of horns at curves, the width of loads, and other highway matters. The regulations of the highway de? partment will haw? the force of law, the I'.'-'O hlghwuy act authorizing the commission to promulgate regulations governing tniftlc on the state high Travel Cost Increased Foreign Governments Raise the Price of Passports to Americans i ? nu flip tat, sept, li.? The coat <?f travel for Americans In Central Eu? rope and Balkan countries is reach? ing extortionate proportions through the tendency to charge Americans the same price for passport vises as that of the American government for for eigm rs, which Recently was Inert us? ed from $1 to $1" If this tendency is eontiioad. a.i American in the course of i lew days journey paws lug several frontiers, may have to pay 130 to Ifta In vises. For travelers of all nationalities, however, the charge has been rapid? ly increasing during" the past six months.. The Germans began the hixh charges, demanding $6. Then Austria! followed suit with the same charan and Hungary and other coun? tries have been obliged to make like charges. Because of the huge reve? nue so obtainable, passports are se veroly examined, more so than in war t mie. 1'nder pretext of obstructing bol? shevik travel, guards at frontiers ruthlessly turn back travelers without proper vises. Because of this unnelghhorly prac i SO, it is difficult for citizens of a foreign country to pass homeward. Budapest is now full of thousands of iM-oph- who. under tiK. new frontiers tlxed by the peace conference, are sub? jects of Human la or Jugo-Slavla, hut can ' >t get p issport vises home to their . roporty. in (Me instance Amer? icans used their good offices to get ,vlae? for two widows, formerly Hun iians bOI whose farms are now in Serbia. They had waited eight months to get permission to travel 150 miles. Tim office of American High Com? missioner C.i ant-Smith at Budapest is dally besieged hv hundreds of people who wish to fro to America or to se? cure harp to reach their homes in < '/.ewho-Slovakla. or othe'r countries. Paper From Alaska Chief Forester Greeley Says That Answer to Newsprint Shortage is Found in Na? tion tal Forest Washington, ^ept. 11. Alaskan forests contain a complete answer to the American newsprint Shortage, in the opinion of Chief forester tiree h?e, who has Just returned Crom a month's Inspection of the timber and power resources of tlr? Tonuass nat lonal forest. Alaska can product million and a half tons of papei an nually, he declared. Funds Needed to Win Victory The Democrats Have an Excel lent Chance to Elect Cox and . Roosevelt If Money is Pro? vided to Carry the Mes? sage to the Public The following letter, which aeeom- | pnnied a second Kontribution of live dollars to the Cox-Roosevelt campaign f'hnd. Htates the case so clearly and concisely that it Is recommended to th?- careful consideration of the Dem? ocrats of Bumter couhty. Money is needed for campaign literature and for paying the expenses of speakers who ate touring the doubtful states to carry tin- massage of democracy to the masses ??f the people. The Demo? cratic p?rty has no alliance with the ii, financial interest*, ami even were it desirable !t Js impossible for the ;uity leudur: to raise a slush fund of mi:::: millions, as the Republicans are doing ' ievylug assessments on the industrial centers. Democratic cam paign fuml must come in small con ti ihutlons from the people themselves who believe in real democracy, as represented t>y <'ox and. Roosevelt. Mr. H. L. "Scarborough writes as follows: H. C. Osteen, Treasurer National | Democratic Campaign Fund for I Sumter County: I Deal Sir: From very recent infor? mation from u friend who is on the j inside as to conditions in Ohio and ] Indiana. I am fully convinced that we arc practically sure of carryh.g both state* for Cox and Roosevelt if the splendid campaign thus far waged can be carried to a proper conclusion. I have information from authoritative sources, beyond question, that the campaign in these and other states is being seriously hampered by lack of I'n,ids, and that the only hope of suf lieient funds is from popular subscrip? tions from the masses. There is too much at sink**, especially in the south, for the people tc fail at this crucial time, so not only should eevry loyal Democrat, man .or ^'oman, give, but they should give liberally and give at once, while those who have already done so should at 1-east double ups where they are able, do it cheerfully and do It quickly. vl enclose check dhplicaflng my fUM subscription. Respectfully, H. L?. SCARBOROUGH. The Confederate Reunion * - Annual Meeting To Be Held in Houston, Texas, Oct. 6-8 On October 6, 7 and 8, the general reunion of the United Confederate Veterans Will be held at Houston. Toxas, and the division commander dealrea full attendance and uuges all camp commanders to stir up their camps and rge the comrades to go. Free entertainment will be furnish? ed such as desire it and you should write for such at once to Mr. .lohn T*. Scott, chairman. Houston. Texas. Com? manders should write General N. B. Forrest, Houston, Texas/ for certifi? cates with which to buy tickets. There will be a through Pullman car from Columbia through to Hous? ton, ulso one from Spartanburg, leaving Columbia at 7:1"? a. m., Octob? er 4th. Spartanburg at H>:40 a. m., same day. and reaching Houston ati 10:50 p. in , of the 6th, These cars run via New berry, Greenwood, Bel ton, Anderson, Atlanta and New Orleans. The rate la one cent per mile plus the United States tax, or say $2:t.??:{ from Columbia or spartanburg. For space in these cars apply to Mr. David Cardwell, division adjutant, Palmetto building, Colum? bia. S. c. Pullman fare, lower berth, $25.92, upper berth $20.70, round trip. Tick? ets will be on sale October 2, 3 and 4. returning good to October 31, 1920. Following the usual custom the rail? roads of the country have agreed to make a special rate of one cent per mile each way to the Confederate re? union at Houston, Texas, on October 5-X, inclusive. Confederate veterans and mem? bers of their families; sons of Confed? erate veterans and members of their families; members of the Confederat? ed Southern Memorial Association;, member* of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. All members of the l'. D. C. can secure certificates by making application to the nearest camp of Veterans or Sons, or by writ? ing N. B. Forrest, cotnmander-in I chief, S. C. V.. Houston, Texas. These parties ane entitled to pur? chase round trip tic kets to Houston, Texas, and return at the reduced fare, and under the regulation! authorized for the occasion. Identification tick? ets will be issued by the department, division, brigade or tamp officers of the above named organizations and will he honored when duly counter? signed by* said officers. All officers and camps are requested to Imme? diately notify N. B. Forrest, command - or-in-chief, Sons of Confederate Vet? erans. Houston, Texas, the number of certificates needed and they will bo I'orwu i ded. Speciul attention is called to the fact thai even one is required to have an identiticatiou certificate signed by au officer of the Veterans, Sons, Memorial assoc iation or I . I). C, to enable th?m to secure the reduced rate. All Con? federate Veterans are entitled to tIii ; rate whether members of the Veter a;.a organization or not. All sons anil gtundaons must be members of tin* sous organization to get the special cite. I Philadelphia. Sept. 11.?Two hur dred employees of the Conspocke i hosiery mills have accepted n ten per cent reduction in wages to prevent the mills from closing. Many mills in this district have been closed indefinitely, owing to cancellation of urders. Women Declare War on Vice Columbia City Council Abandons Proposed Plan for Columbia Columbia, Sept. 11.?Columbia w? men made a demonstration ut the city hall .yesterday that clearly indicated their determination to take an active interest in politieat and economical af? fairs. m Council is considering the ad? visability of adopting a segregated dis? trict and to tell the story brietly the Women, accompanied by leading men of Columbia, explained what they wanted and got it. The plan to adopt a segregated district has been shelved tor the time being and council prom? ised to make a campaign to (lean up 1 the city. Automobile trunic and evils j arc to be attacked and communities j are ft be rid of objectionable^harac- \ ters. The Kev. C. Jfi. Hurls, 1>. 1)., was outspoken in his position on vice and declared that council was contending against the highest law. He thought it was an Idle dream for council to think a segregated district would im? prove conditions. He said the idea was cowardly, and council would do the state of South Carolina an in? justice to suggest a vice district. ? Prot'. Josiah Morse spoke emphati? cally on the subject. Ho said, "Gen? tlemen, you have but one duty to perform. You should say, Thou Shalt not' and equip your police force to punish those who iusist on evil do? ing." Dr. .Morse declared the mat? ter called for information and judg? ment. He read extracts from re ports of vice commissions and each one expressed opposition to district plans. Segregated districts were de? clared to be unreliable, ineffective and to promote vice and increase crime rather than to reduce them. Further? more the plan Is inhuman. Commis? sions reject the policy of placing a li? cense on social evils" . Dr. Hurts offered a motion to the j effect "that segregated districts are not the liest solution for social evils" and the delegation before council voted aye enthusiastically. Cheers greeted the announcement that no one voted.on the opposing side. Another J motion that the delegation ask coun? cil to delegate three plain clothes men ^to work on a vice squad was adopted Iamid enthusiasm. Councilman Earle I took the floor and proceeded to offer a motion, to agree with the request and council adopted the motion. The committee will name a subcommittee to consult Chief Richardson and se? lect the three orflcers for the work. City cot icil was confronted by a soore of determined women who came prepared to make an earnest protest against a segregated district. With the women w?ro ministers and pro? fessional men. The men and women stood together and maintained a steady fire until their position was un? derstood. One woman politely de? clared that women were being dis? criminated against while another sug? gested that a segregated, district for men might be included in the propo? sition before council. Another enthus? iastic woman asked why it was that no funds were on hand to enlarge the lxdlce force whim the body voted $4, </oo for an entertainment fund a short time ago. The women made it plain that they opposed any effort to pen women and let men run wild. Members of council made plain, frank statements to the delegation. Fach member expressed favor to the segregated district and declared It to be the best for the city. Mayor Blalock and Councilmen Earle, Cole man, Marshall and Rice explained their views and asked for remedies. Chief Richardson was present and answered ques.lons. Many questions were asked by the Rev. R. S. Truos daje, the Rev. C. K. Hurts, the Rev. T. C. Skinner, the Rev. A. W. Black wood. J. x. PVIerdon nnd Josiah Morse. The women joined In the. ex? change of views and made suggestions that often brought cheers. Councilmen heard many stories about Vice conditions yesterday and they asknowledged that they were wrestling with a perplexing problem. Councilman M irsh.il repeated a story of' a young girl who was invited to take a motor car drive. She was car? ried on a county road and was com? pelled to leave the machine and seek aid in a home by the roadside. The man who drives his car to the curb line, toots his horn and invites young ladies to take a spin was denounced before the delegation and council. The handy car around the corner thatj stands ready to haul passengers for Immoral purposes was remembered during the extended discussion. Mayor Blalock said daily complaints wen- being made on occupants of houses in Columbia. Women of ques? tionable character are the cause of neighbor/ going to city officials and asking for relief. Council Had weigh? ed matters carefully and thought a segregated district would be the best solution for the troubles. It was plainly evident yesterday that the delegation that appeared be? fore council is rock ribbed for a war against vice in Columbia. Notice was served on the mayor and council that they are responsible for conditions and better results would be expected,. Three men art to be detailed on a vice squad and streets and homes are to j be rid of ol-ectlonable characters. Motor cars will be watched and those who violate the laws will be arrested. Men are to be placed on the same foot? ing with the women In vice cases. Councilmen said any aid from the fed? eral authorities would be acceptable and desirable. Mayor Blalock stated emphatically that he stood for a clean city and was honest in his efforts to arrive at the best solution for the problem. He said council would not take any action on a segregated district, and would back up the campaign to bring about better conditions than now exist. Bach coun? cilman speak ng on the subject made it ch ar that t iiey were exercising their best judgnien on the problem and the district plan appealed to them us tho best solution of. the matter. Drug Clinic a Failure ? Attempt to Regulate Narcotic Traffic By Cities Unsuccess? ful Chicago, Sept. 11.?Municipal ?Iis penaation of drugs through narfcotk drug clinics is generally conceded to have been a failure, reports a commit? tee on narcotic drugs and crime ap? pointed by the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology. The report was written by Dr. L. L. Stanley, resident physician of the | California State prison at San Quen tin, for presentation at the twelfth annual meeting of the institute at In? dianapolis September 16-18. Dr. Stanley a.his that "probably no more municipalities will establish clinics of this type." Government monopoly of the man? ufacture of opium- derivatives is rec? ommended In the report. Dr. Stanley urges that it be "put on a plan some? what similar to the minting of mon? ey." Narcotic drug clinics cited by Dr. Stanley are thpse established at New York, New Orleans, Los Angeles ami San Diego.. He characterizes the fail? ure of the New York clinic, which closed early this year- after it months' operation, as ?"one of the two out? standing features in the past two years' developments in regard to the j drug addiction problem." Reasons for the discontinuance of the New York clinic are thus sum? marized In the report: "It was found that of the 7.400 drug addicts who attended the clinic for j their narcotics, lesd than T.000 were i willing to go to a hospital for treat? ment, with ultimate cure In sight. The officials of the department were con vinccd that it was not the proper pro? cedure to give narcotic drugs to ad? dicts for self-administration. "Some addicts sold the excess ob? tained at the clinic to other addicts or peddlers. There was fraud in ob- j taining the drug. Friends of addicts became habitues through association with beneficiaries of the clinic. With very few exceptions, no cures were known to have been effected by means of the reduction system used. Ambula? tory treatment was found to be vicious in principle and in effect; there is no need for prolonging addiction by a continued supply of narcotics." With the failure of Xho clinic and the aroused interest in narcotic drug addictions, continues the report", the question arises, what are you going to do about* it? "There seems to be no concertt-d effort to deal w ith it as i he government has dealt, with alcoholic liquors,"1 says Dr. Stanley. '"The man? ufacture, transportation and distribu? tion of narcotics has not been cur? tailed, except as to dispensing by the Harrison law." Boston Bank Closed Examiners Take Charge of the Prudential Trust Company Boston, Sept. 10.?The Prudential Trust company, with a capital of two hundred thousand dollars was taken over by the bank examiners today. The company's troubles were not con? nected with other recent bank clos? ings. Columbia Aerial Route Washington, Sept. 10.?Bids were opened at the postotflce department today for airplane service between New York and Atlanta, Ga., via Washington, Haieigh, X. C, and Co? lumbia, s. C. A. W. Lawson, of Chi CngO, offered a bid of $300,000. The department said that awards on the bids would probaly be made within a few days. Mr. Lawson offered, if awarded contracts, to furnish planes with a carrying capacity of six tons and a speed of 12?> miles an hour. They will also carry from 10 to 20 pas? sengers. He agreed to begin service November 15 on one of the routes, to be selected later, and to provide equip? ment for the entire system before the middle of next winter. The next time you buy calo ask for "V* ..." The purified and refined calomel tab!cl3 that are nausealest, sa.5o i+rA curet? Medicinal virtues retain? ed and improved. Sold only in sealed package*. Price 35c. Valuable Mail Missing Amount of Loot May Pass $300,000?Three Man Arrest? ed ' Toccoa, Qa., dept. 10.?Three men ' have been arrested in connection with the theft of a tegisteped mail pouch from the Atlanta-New York express on the Southern Railway early this morning. From opened letters picked up along the railroad and in the Cor? nelia station, postal authorities say it is Indicated the amount of the loot is more than '$30? 'J00, chiefly In lib? erty bonds and Southern Railway bonds. The biggest consignment was $200, 000 from the Hank of Wadley, da., to a New York bank, it is said. On ft of the men arrested gives the name of Charles Hay, alias Rupert Reens, of Cornelia. The other two are strangers in this vicinity and their names were withheld. Postoflice Inspectors have taken all of the broken packages to Atlanta. -, Chicago Has Giant Tree Maple is Nine Feet in Circum? ference and One Thousand Years Old 1 - Chicago, Sept. 11.?Chicago has a candidate for the Hall of Fame for trees. It is a giant white maple nine i feet in circumference at the base, 80 i feet high and estimated to be l.OOOj I years old. j The b:g maple stands in the Cook ? county forest preserve near Olenview. Ransome Kenicott, chief forester of the preserve, who recently examined the tree and computed its age, found that, while the heart was dead, the exterior was sound and the tree ca? pable of lasting many more years. So far as known the tree is the oldest j living thing in Illinois, according to i Mr. Kennicott. j Dynamite KUls~Thirty Disastrous Explosion in Harbor of Callao, Peru I Lima, Peru, Sept. 11.?Thirty men wer? killed, scores wqunded, and a I quarter of a million dollars damage i by a dynamite explosion at Callao, caused by negligence in handling. ???????? I ' Coal Mines Shut Down Haselton, Penn., Sept. 11.?Every eolliery in the Ilaz^lton region is idle today. The National Bank of South Carolina of Bumter, 8. C. Resources $2.?00,000. ? Strong and Progrueelie The Moot Painstaking SERVICE with OOURTKSY Giro Hi the Pleaonre of Berring YOU The Bank of the Rank; and File ?. G. ROWLAND, PreaMent EARLK ROWLAND, CaabJor MILL O'DONNKLL President O. -Ij. yates, Cashier /o ON TIME DEPOSITS The First National Bank SUMTER, S. C.