Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TBK St MTKIt W ATOIIM AV, 1 st a WH CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, 11 SMITH WINS OVER WARREN Hm Majority of 17,000 On In? complete Returns HARVEY FOR LIEUTEN? ANT GOVERNOR 8healey Re-elected Railroad Commissioner. Election was (Newa and courier) S o'clock this morning nearly complete returns from yesterday's Democratic primary election Indicated the renoinlnatlon of United States Senator K D. Smith by a majority of mars than l?,u0<>. Wilson ti Har\ey of Charleston will he the nest lieutenant governor His majority over Gecar K. Mau 'In of Green vi 11% Ii about 13.000. Frank W. Shealey. of Lexington, has besu reftpmlnated as railroad commis? sioner with a majority over D. L. Smith of Colleton of around 14,000. The figures as compiled by TIkJ Ne?i ami Courier, with not more than 10,000 votes unreported. show the following results in the rsoe for I'mt Od States senator. Smith . 64.044 Warren . 37.180 Twtal . 01.77? Smith's majority now stands at IT,?14. In the lieutenant governor's race the ftgurea were as follows: Harviy . . 50,492 Mauldln . 37.701 Total . 88,244 In the railroad commissioner's race the Ha urea *>?(> as follow < Shealy. 50.707 Smith. . 36,538 Total . 89.245 Mo return* from Cheater Meld coun? ty are Secluded In the foregoing to to.**. In ?'hesterflHd the vote In the state contests was not counted last night The vote from this county could not change the results as Indicated) above and neither tan the vote yet to conns in from counties where the re turne mo given are incomplete do so. il S. BtaeKweit. of Lauren*, incum JlOS^VOf) (j^ir J- Howanl Moore, of Abbeville, fbv the sollcttorahlp of the JftfRth circuit With only a compara? tively few voiea unreported Black well has 5 Shi and Moore, 3.907. The election of David M. Bmoak over John M. Daolel, both of Green ville. in the race for solicitor of the Thirteenth circuit, in Indicated. The rote stands. 8moak, 4.780; Daniel. 4, 471. WtfH eight small boxes missing in the PeurUenth circuit Kandloph Mur dangh, of Hampton, has a safe lead over H. M. Jefferiee. of Walterboro, fer Solicitor. Murdaugh has 1.627 voiee and Jeffries 1,706. Orangeburg Wants Western Farmers Chamber of Commerce Wants Cooperation of the State Columbia, Sept. 10.?The Orange? barg Chamber of Commerce has launched a plan among Chambers of Commerce and other commercial or? ganisations of the state, tor bringing into South Carolina western farmers, the aim being to introduce into the state agricultural interests other than the cultivation of cotton. The Colum? bia Chamber has been aaked to co? operate in the movement, as has' the Stats Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina development board The State Chamber will probably cosi sider the matter at a meeUng to be held In Columbia this full, the exact date for which has not yet been des? ignated. The plan proposed hy the Orange bueej organisation is similar to that carried out by Georgia hm year. It contemplates the operation of a train through the west, with the view of Interesting farmers ot the west In the advantages offered by South Caro? lina. It la said that the results of euch a move on the part of the com? mercial organisations of Georgia were greater than had been expected. It m stated that the natural ad? vantages of tiouth Carolina, being un? surpassed, would attract farmers from the west, and the .benefit resulting would be the Introduction of stock raising and grain culture to an ex? tent not now practiced in South Car? olina. lbs Columbia Chamber of Com merer Is co-operating in the move ami further action will probably be tak? en throughout the stats at an early I Sots, it Is said Money in Tobacco T a>a , Trust Decides to Issue i uty Million New Common Stock New York. Sept. 13.?The Amcri can TeSocte company stockholders it* I a meeting here today aSthOffHsd the Increase of class B non-voting com? ma** shares from fifty million to hun? dred million dollars. It does not of far additional stork to the public, II was announced ihcd April, 1W0. "Be Just POTATO EXHIBIT FOR SUMTER Clemson College and Atlantic Coast Line Cooperate j CAR HERE ON SEPTEMBER 20th Farmers, Bankers and Business! Men Urged to See Demonstra tion By Experts Ths hortlc iltural and marketing di? visions, of the extension service of Clemson College, co-operating with the Atlantic Coast Line, will engage in an active campaign to encourage the proper handling, curing and prepa? ration of sweet potatoes for market. South Carolina produced in 1019, on Mr (?00 acres 7.560,000 bushels of sweet potatoes, valued at $1 1,189,000 on the farms. By reason of disease and Improper storage in the banks, possibly one-half of this crop was lost to the grower und to the consuming public as a food. Specially prepared exhibits consist? ing of a model sweet potato storage house, types of containers, such as barrels, hampers and crates, and iin? formation in regard to grading and packing, with Illustrated exhibits of correct packing will be among the features of the exhibits. Accom? panying the exhibit will be experts of tho agricultural department, who will give advice as to methods of produc- * tion, proper handling, grading and disease control, and will furnish blue print plans, to those who desire them, for constructing storage houses. With the coming of the boll weevil Sumter county must have money crops other than cotton, and in our opinion the sweet potato offers a splendid op? portunity. A baggage car conveying the ex? hibits will be placed at the Coast Line station. Sumter, on September 20th, and will be open to visitors from 8:00 a. m. tft 9 a. m. same date. The promoters of this project are deslron* of having the farmers In your section, bankers, business men and others interested, see this ex? hibit, and trust they will take .advan? tage of this opportunity to get valu? able Information, regarding sweet po? tato growing, storing, curing ami mar? keting from experts who will accom? pany the exhibit. Democratic Women Should Aid Party Help in Soliciting Funds For Dollar Democracy Columbia, Sept. 14.?To the Demo? cratic women of South Carolina. I am making this appeal to you through the press. Equal suffrage 1a now a fact. The words "suffragist" and "anti-suffragist." so far as the po? litical status of women is concerned are obsolete. Some of us did not fa? vor the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. But it has been rat Hied, and is now a part of the tundamental law of the land, and whether we fa? vor It or not It is our duty to accept It in good faith. Democratic success in the national Section means more to the women of South Carolina than many of us im? agine. The Democratic national com? mittee is without the financial sup? port which the Republicans have. Our women can aid materially in solicit? ing contributions for the national Democratic campaign. Let me urge each and everyone of our women to give for the next few weeks liberally, of their time and means to this worthy cause. Let us see to It that every Democrat in South Carolina, man and woman, shall at least have an opportunity to make a contribu? tion to the Democratic fund. We have a denJlite object, and care little about the form of organiza? tion* It Is my purpose to organize each county after the following plan: (1) A county chairman, appointed by the state chairman. (-> The county chairman, in turn, appoints a county treasurer, and a county secretary, together with two other women to constitute a county committee. (3) The county chairman will ap? point net less than Hirer solicitors for i i b voting precinct, or for each school district, as she sees tit. (I> The county committee will designate a day for an intensive call? vans of all Democratic women. (5) The coumv treasurer Will re? mit fund* collected to the state 11 .'.isurer. Mrs. James U Cain. 1016 Laurens street, Columbia, s. c. All contributions should be In the bands of the state treasurer "tot later than the 10th of October for trans mission to the national Democratic headquarters. To Decide Pennant Race Brooklyn and Cincinnati Clash Today New York. Sept. is.?The National league pennant race may be decided In ?h?- clash between Brooklyn und Cin? cinnati ahioh began in a three game I series at Kl.held today. Cincin? nati snuat win the series to get within 'striking distance Of the leaders. and Fear Not?I-?t all the end* Thou i SUMTER, S. C.; SATURD-A COLUMBIA IN POLITICAL ROW Over Question of, Handling So? cial Evil MAYOR AND COUN % CILMEN DIFFER Columbia Police Are Scored as Rotten, ? City Aroused Over Situation Columbia, Sept. 15.?The eily of Columbia is in the throes of a police revolution, as it has been ?alled. The upheaval is over the question of handling the social evil in the (capital city. The climax of the situation waa the resignation yesterday of \Y. A. Coleman as councilman, head of the police departjuent and the transfer of the department th Mayor R. J. Blaloek. The mayor is against the re establishment of the segregated dis? trict for immoral women. Council? man Coleman stated In resigning as head of the police department that he did so because he did not "want to be put in the position of trying to en? force something I can't believe can be enforced." KOREANS KILL JAP POLICE _ Tokio Government Lifts Cen? sorship and Gives Details of Recent Fights ATTACK MADE ON POLICE Fighting Reaches Climax About Time of Visit of Congressmen Tokio, Sept. 16.?Many Koreans and Japanese police were killed in attacks by Koreans on the police, recent press advices from Korea say. The authori? ties have announced the Utting of cen? sorship on Korean events, thus permit? ting the publication of details. The press accounts emphasize the fights in which guns were used and which reached a climax about the time of he visit of the American congressmen. The police now control the nituation. Farmers Meet in Camden Hamter, McLeod, and Wanna maker Discuss the Cotton Situation PiSgah, Sept. 13.?The farmers had la great meeting in Camden last Thurs? day at which Messrs. Ilatner, Wanna - maker and McLeod spoke. It was a large gathering and much enthusiasm was manifested on the cotton question ?vhich was diKcussed in all its phases by Wannamaker. A hand primary show^rl they are going to hold their cotto^wntil they get better price and keep SB'-'iH one-third off the market. The east weevil is here, and with wilt, rust, etc., cotton is going to the rear. The Camden (.'hamber of Commerce gave a fine barbecue which was heartily enjoyed by the big crowd. The league of nations is not a party question but an American one. Thou? sands hi Democrats oppose it entirely, some are for it with reservations. The The same with the republicans. Any man, who loves his country don't want it to be continually In wars, which if it Joins the league it will be' for the league don't make peace, otherwise there would not be so many wars in Kurope as what is now going on. For about 14a years we lived peaceably with world. Only two foreign wars, that of 1812, and the one with Spain In 1898, to free Cuba. One splendid isolation if you term it so, has en? abled us to extend a strong hand to the weak and opressed like Cuba and free her from her bondage. Georgia -in electing Watson has" spoken against it so has New Hamp? shire V?ml Wisconsin in electing men ?bad against it. So with others when they vote. 1 am going to vote for Cox because 1 am a Democrat, but regret his view on the league. Just watt until the sun sets on the 2nd day of November and the world will know that Americu spurns that iniquitous measure from her shores. American Dead to Be Brought Home Cherbourg. Sept. IG. Preparations for shipping to the United States the bodies of American soldiers who tell on tin* battlefield are going forward. Hundreds of carpenters arc building coffins and scores of seamstresses are maklnK funeral ornaments. Great warehouses have Biecn transformed Into mortuary chapels. Visitor From Panama Washington, Sept. If).?President? elect Porres of Panama is due here to day and he will be entertained by of tbdais. The marine band and two cavalry squadrons will meet htm. j lims't at be tby Country's, Thy God's 8 iY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1920 FRANCE NEEDS NEW PRESIDENT Premier Millerand Promiently Mentioned as Successor of Chief Executive Who Is 111 HEALTH CANNOT BE RESTORED 'Opinion in France Generally Agreed that Present Condi? tion Cannot Continue Paris, Sept. 15.?Premier Millerand was prominently mentioned today as the next French president. The Par? is newspapers generally agree that the president's, health can not be restor? ed aud the the situation cannot con? tinue. ' . Fight Over Liquor . Danville, Va., Sept. 15?G M. Clarke, a Brosville farmer, Is in a sorious condition in the hospital here from a heathtg sustained while pro? hibition agents raided his farm. He objected to the search officers said and threatened to shoot them. PROTEST TIGHT MONEY Delegation Representing South em Business Intel ests Con? fer With Federal Reserve Board ASK FOR REMOVAL OF CREDIT RESTRICTIONS American Cotton Association Carries Fight For Fair Price For Cotton To Financial Headquarters Washington. Sept. 16.?The delega? tion representing southern .agricul? tural and business interests, appointed ?y the American cotton association, is here to confer with the federal re? serve board und request the removal of some restrictions on credits. Want Juvenile Court Greenville City Council Will Be Asked to Establish Court For Boy Criminals Greenville. Sept. 13.?City council it its next session is to be asked by a number of locul welfarp organizations to establish a Juvenile department of the city recorder's court, in order that all cases of juveniles may be given ?areful uttention by probation officer, who would he appointed for this de? partment. The action is taken at the suggestion of Secretary Croft Wil? liams, of the state board of public welfare. It is expected that council will grant the request. Weather Bureau Re? ports Wind Currents Incre^ing Air Service Demands Information New York. Sept. 15.?To comply With the demands created by increas? ing air travel, the United States Weather Bureau at New York is now including in its daily report of weather conditions, a statement as to wind di? rection and force in the upper regions. One such report recently issued by James H. Bcarr in charge of the New York, office of the weather bureau, contained the following paragraphs. "Steamers departing today for Eu? ropean ports will have fresh to strong northeast to north winds und generally fail weather to the grand banks, "The winds up to 10.000 feet are easterly, but shift abruptly to wester? ly above 1 s.ojt) feet." These indicate that the importance of air travel ha,8 been recognized on a parity with sea travel. The data is obtained, he said through the army and navy authorities at Mitchell Field and at Rockuway beach, where daily observations are made by means of barometers, wind guages, etc., sent up ,itta< hed to captive balloons. The Mothers Club Meetings Will Be Held Each Thursday Afternoon The Mothers' club which Mrs. John A. Rice organised before leaving Sum tor will continue its meetings each Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock it the Girls' high school. Prof. s. II Edmunds will give a series of lecture.*, the one for next week will b? on "Sen satiou and Perception. Ruch wee v the topic lo.be discussed will be pub? lished. All mothers are cordlully invited to come. uul Truth's." T1IK TRUfc S EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK Morgan Building Completely De? stroyed MANY ARE KILLED AND WOUNDED Stock Exchange Closed and Ex? citement Great Over Bomb i Outrage New York, Sept. 1G.?A terrifflc ex? plosion which rocked all of lower Manhattan occurred at noon today outside the ofllces of J. P. Morgan & Company on Wall street. Several per? sons were killed and many injured. Junius Spencer Morgan was cut by Hying glass. Officials denied that it was a bomb explosion at first. News? papermen counted eight bodies on the streets and the Morgan bu?lding is a shamble. The stock exchange was closed. It was unofficially reported at one o'clock that thirty persons were k ill - '?ed and the police estimated the injur? ed at two hundred. Theories as to the cause of the explosion ranged from: a T. N. T. .truck wrecked to an in? fernal machine. Some said they saw two men in art automobile stop In ' front of the Morgan house with a bomb. No big financier was killed as ; far as could be learned. Seventeen victims of the Morgan house were taken from the side door. Four women were said to have been killed. Federal troops threw a guard about the subtreasury which was par? tially wrecked and a police cordon surrounded the. entire district to keep hack thousands. Hospitals in th*? vicinity are filled. Ambulances and fire apparatus dash? ed through the crooked streets. T'. e consensus of opinion is that the ex? plosion occurred on the streej. Fed? eral experts are investigating. The financial district presented a scene of great demolition with windows shat .ered. Police commissioner said tha Morgan firm reported that dynamite on the street caused the blast. Cotton Association Meeting Cotton Farmers of Sumtei County To Hold Important Meeting Here Monday The American Cotton association has planned to hold mass meetings of farmers and all others interested I n the price of cotton in each county seat throughout the cotton sttaes on Monday. September 20th. The officers of the Sumter Coimty association have called a mcetirig to be held in the Court House on the day named and it is expected that there will be a large attendance, for the critical sit? uation that now exists in the cotton market should prove the greatest pos? sible incentive for all cotton produc? ers and all business men who are In? terested in the price that is received for cotton by the farmers of Sumter county to attend this meeting for the purpose of lending their advice and influflence toward formulation of plans to prevent the sacrifice of the south'a money crop. A program is being pre? pared for the meeting that will prove of interest to those who attend. The price of cotton, marketing and ware bousing will be some of the tomes that will be discussed. If you are interested in the price of cotton and the financial independ? ence of the south you will attend the meeting and do your part in mak? ing the campaign of the Cotton asso? ciation a success. Organization and co-operation are needed to save the situation. Statement From George Warren Appreciates Support of His Friends To the people of the Slate of South Carolina i extend my thanks for the consideration given my candidacy. Proud of a race well run. thankful for the enthusiastic support of my friends who have proved as true as steel. 1 proclaim the result of the recent sen? atorial contest as a victory for the cause I endeavored to represent ami for me. At this time 1 express my great appreciation and deep gratitude for the vote given me. ami those who so enthusiastically took my part know that I feel with them the greut satisfaction of a < lean. aggressive fight. We shall have neither scars nor .-ores. We have fought a good light, we have kepi the faith. (Slgived > GKOltIO WAUKKN. The farmers generally ane not dis? posed t.? sell them cotton at the pre? vailing prices and if credits could he obtained to hold this, cotton very few bales would reach the mills. The scarcity of money, created by the credit policy of the federal reserve hank, is operating to force a great deal of cotton on the market at less than ?ost of production, for a great many farmers have not the monex to (invest the crop, without either borrowing oi selling the first bales t hat arc ginned. OtTHRON, Established June VOL. LI. STATE NEWS OHNTEREST South Carolina Clothiers Form Organization HIGHWAY COMMISSION TAKES OVER ROAD Columbia Negro Women Appeal From Decision of Registration Board Seventy-one firms were represented either by individuals or by proxy at the meeting of the retail clothiers held yesterday at the Jefferson hotel for the purpose of forming a state organ , ization. I Aaron Cohen, a director of the Na? tional Clothiers association, who made I ene of the principal addresses of the day. said the attendance was the larg |est he had ever witnessed at the ini? tial meeting of state clothiers. Speeches were made by Mr. Cohen and Sol Kohn of Columbia, John J? Hope, president of the Columbia Clothiers' a soclation, presided over the meeting. F O. black, president of the Columbia chamber of com? merce, delivered the address of wel? come. The state highway commission meeting yesterday, approved the pro? posal of the. Richland county com mission for the use of the county au? tomobile license lees and the county two rhlll levy funds in the construc? tion of the Two Notch road and also took over for maintenance a portion of the earner's Ferry road and the Winnsboro road. The county commis? sion was represented at the meeting by John J. Earle, attorney for the Rich land County Permanent Roads com? mission. _ Thirty-two women yesterday filed with the Richland county court an appeal from the decision of the board or registration of Richland county. The papers in the case have been turned over to the office of the at? torney general of the state. Butler W. Nance, one of the attor? neys for the appellants, said last night that all of the women signing the ap ' peal were negroes. Spartanburg, Sept. 16,?Don Beck off, wno came here some time ago from Marshall, Mich., was found dead in a cre*d< ten miles from here this morning. ? Three bullet wounds were discovered, two bullets having pene? trated his brain. His pockets had been rifled and everything extracted therefrom. Tlie body was discovered by children playing in the stream, and physicians declare the body had been lying in the water for'at least 24 hours. Persons residing in the vicinity of tlx- spot heard three shots \esterday evening, but did not investigate. Twd> automobiles, bearing Michigan license numbers, wene seen near the spot ! shortly before the shots were heard. Three men were repairing one of the cars. No one recognized any of the party. Marion. Sept. 16.?Mrs. Josephu* Daniels, wife of the secretary of the navy, will address .the women of this, section, of the state at the Marion Soil Eroduets "exposition. Mrs. Daniels will take part In the "Glorification Cere? monies," celebrating the securing of women's rights to vote that will be heid the second day of the exposition. Mrs. Frank E. Watson, president of the Civic league, will head a delegation of women from different towns In eastern Carolira to meet Mrs. Daniels. Oil jobbers from North Carolina, ; South Carolina, Georgia and Florida met here yesterday morning at ihe Jefferson hotel and formed the South? ern Petroleum Dealers' association for these* four states. A large number of dealers were present and participated in the discussion. 'The purpose of the association is to promote the oil Job? bers' interests, it was said, after the meeting. __ Greenville. Sept. 15.?That the Greenville and Northern railway, ex* .tending from this city to River Falls, 'may be open for public travel by No jvember 1 is tbe hope expressed by of i ficiuls of the road. Sim*e the present owners purchased the road, repairs ha .v bean made on a large scale and. an now almost complete. It waa originally planned to build this roadi through the Blue Ridge mountains to Knoxville, Tenn.. and many here still have hopes that these plans may some day be consummated. The formal exercises, marking the opening of the Fnlve'rslty of South I Carolina's 116th session, will be held in the university chapel this morning at 10.30 o'clock, the principal feature of the program being being the ad? dress of President W. S. Currell. Class room work will begiir'Frtday morning, yesterday ami today being given over to the registration and enrollment of students. The Confederate Veterans are mak? ing great plans for their reunion to be held in Houston, Texas. October t?, 7 and S. Mrs. H. L. Adams has been appointed matron of honor. Miss Hen? rietta Boykin of Sumter is appointed division sponsor; Miss Mary' B. Grier oj Greenwood. Miss Anna Ross Cun "ii inn ham of Anderson and Miss Car lint lllchardson of Sumter are maids of honor.