Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? Cbt fiUdltaiu? anb Southron itered at the Postume* at Sumter. ? C . aa Heoond-class Matter. S Mrt H I). Unrnett and children, who have been spending the ?ummer Hi Atlantic City.have returned home. Mine Em Hardy, daughter of Cap? tain A. McP. Hardy of Washington, is vbtttiug Mix? Henrietta Boy kin on W. Calhoun n? . Mr. and Mim. J. P. llaurer und Mi Dovall Allen have returned from a tour of l.lftn ratten In a ear through North Carolta*. Virginia. Maryland and Pennsylvania. They made the trip from Philadelphia home in three days, stopping the first night In Fred ertcksburg, Va.. and the second night m Durham. N. C. They report a de llghihtl trip having no trouble at all with the ear Mr. C. Walker Davall and daughter, MNi Kleanor. of t'heraw, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. II. O. ?stren. Hubert Osteen left yesterday after? noon for ieneva, N. Y.. to enter It-, hart College. Mr and Mrs C. Q. Rowland have ret urn-d from Wayneevllle, N. C, af tot* a Slav of severs) weeka Mr. and Mrs. Leopold ritrauss have as their guest Mrs. Rva Kitas and daughter. Gertie, of Okolana, Miss. Mr Wendel L*vl and Mr. Marion Fate leave today for Columbia to at the Wild Cat reunion. Franc?? Heasly has gone to T'ndul to teach school. Mr Mlllv Bowman is In Columbia for the Wild Oat reunion. Mr. L. B. Woodson leaves today for Columbia where he will spead a few j day* before going to Washington to euer the law department of George? town i niverelty. Msm Ammle Wells u hi tin' at Connie Maxwell Orphans***. Oreen t'oed. was visiting tn town lait week. Mtss Bessie Van Kuren sp>mt flu? day tn Florence with her sister. Mr L. 4 Bryan, of folumMa, spent rhirday hi the city. I Uaater. America dloes thou now seek to save Thyseil from truth's defense and freedom's cause ' Thou Who didst count thete as thy life, nor pause To shield them?for thy fondest moth era gave There sons, their all. to wal the dis? tant lands From those who warred In fierce and beastly might. hirst hand' dost thou la madness hoard thy light While darkneee epreads, Or glut thy greedy hands? My eountry! give thy nobler spirit sway I Oh turn a heedful ear to those who call in dull despair they grope, t'iey plead, they fall? Greet Land' Hear Land! this thine to bring the day When ?ach shall joy te serve the oth ar. grvs Himself for all?shall love and lift, and live! Tasatlm Wlthom Reprea? ntatfcut. Matnus Aires, Bept. It.? Protest against the assessment of the United Sita lea Income and excess profits tax upon American eltisens ami business arms residing and operating abroad is voiced in a resolution adopted by the Chamber of Commerce of the United Mtates in Argentina - and sent to the government at Washington. Amend? ment to the law is asked on the ground that It is proving an obstacle to the development and extension of United fhatee foreign commerce. Collection of the tax not only in rrttlee the heavy expenses of Ameri? cans reeidlng abroad, but constitutes a sssjfous handicap td them in trade OOrr.petn l?>n. th.< resolution states, etrce no such tag Is collected from the nationals of other countries. It si further pointed out that American citIsens snd business houses must pay hear/ taxes levied by the country In which they are located and are thus taxed twice without representation ?tiher In the government of that coun? try or their own. Already the assessment of the ex aeaa profits and tnoome tax hss caused many American interests operating abroad to change their Identity by or? ganising as concerns of the countries where they conduct business It Is as? serted, "thus causing a serious loss to the prestige of American commerce In t foreign markets." It 1? contended that when the relative high cost of liv? ing and other disadvantages Incurred by foreign residence are considered, incomes abroad that appear large are not really so in comparison with those paid tn the United Mtates. and the col? lection of the tax Jpon them lend* i > make foreign residence and business operation financially disadvantageous. firm* Coming to Surnter. . . Boasting of countless human per? formers and innunierar. h> wild ani? mals the Hparks big throe ring circus will come to Homter on Saturday. De? tober 2nd for two exhibitions On the Oakland and Hurtlett afreet grounds. Trained wild animals predominate and two herds of performing el^*hants, a troupe of seals, lion and tigers not to mention the roller skating bears, the Hparks stable of dancing horses, the Woodford poelnr hu-ses and dogs snd Caeear. champloi high Jumplm; >>? r of the world are among the trained animal feature*. Then there will be the daring Mato?a In his thrilling ?Ilde for life front the loftiest peak In the tent, to the | round, trav.-rslng a distance of I5t> f*et 'l ion too, then Is Minnie Thompson. Amei lea's great est horsewoman und Flora IPdiui and Beasts llollla, both riders of repute. Oh yea! the forty ekotras will all be on hand Washington. S?pt. It.?A ttlegatlon of \ ? of f.a eign i ?? v\ ho has e mat closed u convention here called On President Wilson t.. extend greetings The president ai Id he regretted his physical condition prevented bis at landtag the session's convention. Vofley Ball League Organized Sumter Y. M. C. A. Will Play Basket Hall With State Colleges The Y. M. ('. A. is planning to or? ganize h \o|)e> hall league composed <>t the business men of the fity and will stcit the season oft' the latter part of next week. All men litter* ? sm a in this league are invited to at? tend a supper at the Y. M. t \ A. next Thursday night when plans will be dis cussed and ;i schednle completed. , There will be about four games a night for four nights in the week and [every month there will be a supper at the V M <\ A. for all the teams. It is nol certain yet how many teams ihare will be, but there will be enough for every man to have a place. Those that do not know the game are in |vl?ed to come to the gym this week and next so they will be prepared to play on one of the teams when the league games start. The basket ball * prospects for the Y. M. C. A. are fine. There are a good many college players In town und there is no reason in the world why Sumter cannot put out a t?am she will be proud of. Games are be? ing arranged with the various colleges and It. Iff. C. A.'s in the state and tnere will be some real basket ball games here his winter. If you have ever played basketball, you are invit? ed to eome out from now. on and get in shape to try out for the team. Will Suspend Fighting Temporary Armistice Agreed Upon by Poles and Lithuania 4 ans . Paria. Sept. 20?Poland and Lith? uania have agreed to suspend hostili? ties; pending mu inquiry and a decision of the Issues at stake, by the council league of nations, it was annoupved today. i The derision wss cheered by spec? tators und delegates as marking the first instance in which the league's mediation had been accepted by coun? tries virtually in u state of war. G. A. R. Encampment Veterans of War of Sixty fold? ing Fifty-Foirth Meeting in Indianapolis Indianapolis. Sept. 20.?The fifty fourth annual encampment of the G. A. H. began today with special trains bringing thousads of veterans and others. Gridiron Games High School Foot Ball Season Begins Next Friday The Sumter High school promises to make a good showing in footbull this Reason. Capt. Bprns, Jack Wright, George Wray, Clinton Wheeh-r, Frank Sholar, "Jumbo" Hatfleld, Colt Kirven. all of them first string men of last season, are back and are going strong. Added to the above are a number of lust year's scrub*, and a few first year m*n that are making excellent pros? pects. The squad is doing some hard practice and will be in good shape to meet Camden here on next Friday Coach Oargan has returned to re? sume his duties. Manager Wright wishes to announce the following schedule: September 24?Camden at Sunder. October 1 Camden at Camden. October 8?Orangeburg at Sumter (pending). October 16?Columbia at Columbia October 22?St. Matthews at Sum? ter (pending). October 2??Orangeburg at Orange burg (pending). November G?Darlington at Sumter. November 11?Columbia at Sumter November Is?Florence at Sumter. November 30?Pending. sbrme Pin Presented. On the occasion of the New Yen services at Temple Sinai last week Kubbi Hirsch was presented with a handsome Shrine pin of platinum, set with diamonds, by members ot the congregation. The Fight-Hour Law. Stockholm. Sept. 20.?A governmetn committee which has investigated the operation ol the eight-hour law en u< ted by the Liberal SoScialist Fden government has Just recommended that the law be suspended and revised. 1^ advocates that the length of the winking day should be made depend? ent upon a mutual agreement between employers and employes and that some provision be made lor longer working hours under certain circum stances. The committee was unanimous In finding that the expectation that the measure would encourage industry on the pari of the workers has not been realised. It reports that in no single line of work have the employes shown any greater efficiency or energy, that there has been a considerable decline in production, It says that several bin plans are on the verge of closing down because they sail not be made to earn profits owing to heavy charges for in? creased housing facilities tor workers, higher payroll* and the high oon| ol machinery. The committee'** Investigation cov? ered a period of eight months Fndei the law heav> the on emploseis Wei,, authorized for Infringement and councils of employers, employes and government representatives wer?? es tabhshed to consider any departure from the eight bom working day es tabllshed under the law, w hen the measure was Introduced HJglmur Brantlng, the Socialist h ad er and labor leaders declared it would not reduce production. Pepsi Cola Plant Sumter To Be Made Distribu ? tion Depot According to reports reaching this City, the Pepsi-Cola Co., whose home offices and principal syrup inunufae luring plant are located al New Bern, N. C . fCOfitem plates locating a big j bottler's syrup distributing depot and modern bottling plant here in the j very near future. i I The information received here is to the effect that the company is now selling a million and a half dollars stock issue, from the proceeds of which several modern manufacturing and distributing plants are to be erect? ed in the course of the next few months, and this city has been selected as a pivotal point for the location of one of these plants, to supply the trad-.? locally and the bottlers throughout tlie surrounding territory, numerous applications for bottling franchises having been received from individuals in the nearby towns. The officials of the company are convinced that this will be a most satisfactory point for their plant and the distribution of syrup. , It is estimated that the plant which may J^e located here will cost, when completed and ready for operation, $100,000 or more, and this will prove a valuable adjunct to the business in? terests of this place. Representatives of the company are, It is said, to come here in the course of the next * month and look over the situation, confer with property owners and oth? ers relative to securing a site and se? curing other needed information. Delegates Klected. At u meeting of the congregation of the Parish of the Chtorch Of the Holy Comforter held after the morning ser? vice on September IfUh, 1920, the following gentlemen were elected del? egates to the special meeting of Coun? cil to be held on the 12th day of Oc? tober, 1020, at Trinity Church, Co? lumbia, S. C, for the purpose of elect? ing a Bishop Coadjutor and for trans? uding business relating to the propos? ed division of the Diocese. Delegates: Messrs. Mark Reynolds, Krn'est Field, H, Q. Ostecn and \V. Percy Smith. Alternates: Messrs. H. D. Tisdale, W. W. Reese, John D, Dee and J. H. Myers. COTTON LETTER (Furnished by MseDoweH & Co.) New Orleans, Sept. 20.?Afeer open? ing lower, due to poor cables Diver- ' BOO] cabled spreading of the Oldham 1 strike. market advanced sharply owing to advices of a tropical Storni near; Yucatan threatening to enter the ' Mexican Gulf and threaten the cotton 1 region. / ' The storm is apparently heading for he Louisiana or Texas coast and while to hurricane winds reported, velocity ! ?nly 84 miles an hour such disturb inces are usually preceded by hea\y rains and if they should visit the cot- 1 on region particularly in Texas more njury would bo done the crop by low- 1 'ring the grade us much eottop is 1 >pon. Foreign exchange, especially sterl? ing.? continues improve, the holding movement in south is increasing and Drop estimates are being^ lowered awing to less favorable semi-monthly private crop returns. There is a better demand for spots in the interior due to the filling of, September commitments and the ba* sis la,the reported high in the Atlan tics where stocks a to light and new crop late. The outlook is encouraging for large exports during October. Gal veston reports the largest number of ships In the harbor for this time of year since before the war, 72 in num? ber, with a large number ?enroute from Europe. Houston is coming to the front as a port, several vessels loading there with cotton for Europe as well as at other southern ports indicating a re? vival in the export movement near future. New York reports improvement de? mand for cotton goods, grey cloths one to 1 1-2' cents higher, result of large purchases and a gm dual in ?reuse in busiuess is anticipated. The better weather of the past week inland is not reflecting in any movement except to permit rapid lucking and larger receipts as insects appear to be offsetting the better cli? matic conditions. Nothing further has been received regarding threatened British coal miners' .strike scheduled for 27th. but further negotiations are likely in ef? fort to avoid strike ?meanwhile trade is interested in developments con? cerning tropical storm which is first of this season's disturbances. II. & B. Beer. NEW YORK COTTON Y'sfdv's Month Open High Low Close Close Ian. ..24.20 LT..Of) 24.00 24.SK 24.55 Men. ..23.16 24.28 LM.O.". 24.ih? 23.57 May . .22.7<i 28.70 22.70 28.40 23.05 July .. 22.36 22.82 22.3a 28.of. . Oct. . . . l's.:':? 29 U0 28.20 irs.xo 2K.r,s Dec. ..25.410 26.4.. 2r..:i8 20.12 25.70 NFW OR DIVANS COTTON T'st'dy's Month Open High Dow Close Close tan ...28.00 i.<4* 23.59 24.to 28.02 Mch. ..22.05 2 1.05 2 2.7* Jit.'.l 28.OS Ma\ ..22.:'." 23.02 22.30 22.95 22.;").'? .Inly ...22.00 22.35 22.00 22.85 22.00 Oct. . . 20.70 27.07 2t*..T>o 27.68 2f..s;i Pec. ...2400 25.48 24.;.a 25.39 24.7S LIVERPOOL COTTON. Close Ian nary . I * 20 February .,. 18.04 March . 17.79 April . 17.65 May . 17.2! .I line . 17.14 July . 16.96 August . 1<;.71 September . 19.28 October . 19.19 INovember . 1S.S8 December . li>.t>4 Cotton Associa? tion Meeting Representative Farmers and Business Men of Every Sec? tion of County Crowd Court lionise In response to the call of Vice Chairman Kirven o.* the Sumter Oo?n- j ty Cotton association representative farmeri and business men of every section of the cotmty met in the Court House today to consider plans for pro? tecting the cotton producers against loss its the result of the bear raid on cotton prices. It was one of the most earnest smd most representative nveet ings that has been held in this county in several years. The crowd filled the court room to the doors, and the pro? ceedings were marked by a feeling of "was paid, the speakers and the domi earnestness. The closest attention was paid the speakers and the domi? nant note of all the discussion was the del emanation to unite and co-operate to obtain a fair price for cotton that will give the producers a reasonable profit. The meeting did not adjourn until after 2 o'clock. A synopsis of the discussion and proceedings, with the resolutions adopted will be print? ed tomorrow. Straw Vote at Sibert's Rexal! Stores Will Name The Next President Sibert's Drug store of Sumter is one of the S.000 stores connected with the Uhlted Drug company who are taking a straw vote for presid-ent of the Unit? ed States. This company predicted the election of "Wilson for years ago, mak? ing correct estimates in many states when many indications pointed to the election of a Republican president. They expect to poll many million votes between September 15 and November 2 and are asking the people to drop by the Hexafl stores and cast their bal? lots. The suffrage vote this year will be mos; important and the ladies are tisked to come and name their choice. Bulletins wlU be sent out from the home office <very day on the results of the straw votes. Drop by Sibert's next week and cant your ballot. The Day oi Atonement. September 22nd is observed as Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, by the Jews throughout the world. This Is the greatest fast of the Jewish year. Prom sunset of the 21st till sunset of the 22nd the observant Jew neithei s?ats nor drinks, but devotes the day to fervent worship. Yom Kippur is distinctive among Jewish holidays, for It is not associated with nature or with history. It is a day for the searching of the heart to tlnd peace with God. The fast originated In Biblical times, md is described in the sixteenth chap? ter of the book ol Leviticus. In those JayS tin- people fasted and afflicted themselves while the high priest made ftoiiement for the entire house or Israel. This atonement was made in tnctent fashion by sacrifices, and es? pecially by the symbolic rite of driv? ing the scapegoat into the wilderness to bear away the sins of the people. Now prayers take the place of sac? rifices, in modern Judaism prayer is tho right f<?rm of approaching (Jod. Tews devote the Day of Atonement to prayers for the forgiving of their sins. They avoid all ordinary and sor? did Interests on this Sabbath of Sab? baths. The fasting is abrogated, how? ever, for children old people and the sick, or in times of famine and pesti? lence, or stich contingencies as are in? cident to the deprivations of war. The aim of Yom Kippur is atone? ment through prayer and repentance. These contain no element of media? tion through either a redeemer or a sacrifice. The only true repentance comes through r-hantire of heart and an effort to do better. Each human being stands before his Maker seek? ing in honesty to make his record clean. A feature of Yom Kippur is the memorial service. Men and women think of their dear departed and of the great and good who served mankind Rspedally in time of stress, when many brave men are offering tip their lives, fervor animates these prayers by which their memory is honored and their ideals are preserved. Services will be held In Temple Si? nai as follows: Kol Nldre, Atonement Eve, Tues? day. Sept. 21st, T::iO o'clock. "The Threefold Atonement."?Le? viticus 1 ti: 17. Atonement Day, Wednesday, Sept. 22nd. Morning service 10:30 o'clock. Memorial service 1 :.':<>(> o'clock M. In Loving Memory. Cecelia Schwerin?Dec. 1st. 1919. Aaron Weinberg? Dec. :i 1st, 1919. Adeline tlarby?Jan. 6th, 1920. Adel Moses- July 1st. 1920. "To IWe in hearts we leave behind is not to die.'' Memorial sermon, "The death of the Righteous."?Numbers 2:i: 10. Children's service, 1:00 o'clock. Several Interesting papers will be tend during this service instead of the usual address. Afternoon service, :?:<><i o'clock, Afternoon sermon, "1 am a He? brew?Jonah 1:8. Neilali. Concluding service, 5:00 (?'clock. ?* Will Campaign For ('ox Vice President Marshall, Secre? tary Colby and Senate Lead ers to Take the Stump New York. ?*ept. 2a. Vice-president Marshall, Secretary Colby and Sena? tors i mlcrwood ami Itobinson were added to the list of eatnpaign speak? ers foi the Democratic party, it was announced today. Pinewood Community Fair ? I 4 People of Town and Vicinity Enthusiastic Over Annual Fall Festival At Pinewood graded and high school \ Saturday an enthusiastic meeting of' ladies and gentlemen of that com- j munity with the six teachers and 1 about one hundred of the pupils of ! the higher grades was held to discuss plans for the 1920 Pinewood Com? munity fair. Professor W. O. Tatum. Jr., superintendent of -education of that hustling little city presided and after a short talk which enthused his audience he introduced J. Frank Wil? liams, county agent of Sumter coun? ty, and secretary of the county fair association, and F. 1. Reardon, man? ager of publicity and amusements of the fair association, both of whom in? vited the newly annexed to Sumter county territory to participate In Sum- j ter county's fair this fall. It was de? cided to hold .another meeting in Pinewood next Tuesday evening, Sep? tember L'lst. at the school auditorium to appoint committees and make fur? ther plans. The community fair will be held before the Sumter county fair and the l*?st exhibits will bo then merged into a community booth for the county fair. During the cdmmunity fair the Pinewood citizens contemplate holding ;t demonstration celebrating the an? nexation <d" that, section to Sumter county, and have invited live business and professional establishments of I Sumter. and all Sumter county citi- I /.ens to attend. It Is hoped that Mayor L. D. Jennings will proclaim a half holiday in Sumter on that occasion and that sill places of business will j elo*e at 2 o'clock so that Sumter's ? business men and their employees will go to Pinewood for the community 1 fair and celebration. - The Baker school home demonstra? tion club in Mayesville township is j making great plans amid much en- 1 thusiasm for their community booth it the Bumter County Fair, November 16th to 19th, inclusive, and ladies and girls arc determined t.0 capture one of the prizes offered for the best com - j munity booth as follows: First prize?$150. Second prize?$125. Third prize?Sioo. Fourth prize?$75. Fifth prize?$50. Sixth prize?$25. At the club meeting last Thursday . Miss CarO Trnluck, county home demonstration agent gave a demon? stration on making of grape products whicli was followed by a delightful in? formal tea and refreshments. The meeting was at the home of Misses Mamie and Ethel Jones. The next meeting, at the home of one of the ladies w ill be devoted to a meat can? ning demonstration. Bolshevism ot Communism. -_. Brunswick. Germany, Sept. 18.? j August Merges, a German communist leader who has just returned from , Moscow, says that "bolshevism ns practiced in Russia is not Simon pure unadulterated communism. The cost \ of living there is excessively high, pa? per money is wiped out with paper money and people generally have the blues." Merges, a little hunchbacked jour- : neyman tailor, who staged the com- , munist revolt in Brunswick in 1919. , warns his comrades against settling in Russia. ?'Polities in Russia are controlled by the communist party, which counts ?00.000 members, several hundred thousands of whom are otfioe seekers and political hangers-on who are not to be trusted," Merges declared in an address on his Russian discoveries. He declared that the Russian system was not suited to Germany, l?e< a use of its rigid centralisation combined with a tedious bureaucracy, and its imitation of capitalistic methods. He told the Moscow reds, he said, that the German communists did not propose to take orders from them. Sweet Potato Car Containing Exhi Clemson College V Number of Farm? The South Carolina sweet sp' <-i;.l. a cai fitted ii], (or exhibit^ poses, was at i ho A. t'. L. depots morning from 8 o'Hock until 9. A] one hundred prosperous farmers fi Sumter county ami vicinity were hand to get points towards growing more sweet potatoes. The ear is being sent out over the state by the extension department of Clemson College and is in charge ot' George P. Hoffman, A. E. Schilletter and A. M. Musser, extension horticul? turists. The ear contains a model of a po? tato storage warehouse, modern Im? plements diseased specimens of po? tatoes, grading and packing tables, samples of best crates to use for ship? ping purposes, bulletins and circulars having to do with potato culture and many other objects of Interet to farm? ers who grow potatoes. There was in the car a crate of potatoes that had hee?i stored by the new storage meth? od for eleven months and were still in prime condition. The car was .enrotite for Manning. The following bulletins were dis? tributed : Extension circulars No. 11, hills of material and building plans for the Clemson sweet potato storage house. Extension circulars No. 19, har? vesting, grading and ( tiring sw-eet po? tatoes. Farmers' bulletin No. 1<?59, U. S. department of agriculture on sweet potato diseases. Department circulars No. 99, U. S. grades for sweet potatoes. Farmers' bull-etin No. 714, U. 8. de? partment of agriculture on sweet po? tato diseases. Farmers' bulletin No. 970, U. 8. de? partment of agriculture on sweet po? tato storage. Form 19N. regulations of South Carolina state crop pest commission governing the transportation and movements of sweet potato tubers. Information card No. 6. sweet po? tato soil, fertilizers, setting and Cul? tivation. farmers' bulletin No. J99. U. S de? partment of agriculture, sweet pctato growing. Rwe^t potato growers' agreement. This car wW make a return visit to Suptfer, being here Thursday after? noon, Sept. 23, from 6 to 7 o'clock. Humane Workers' Convention Fort> -Fourtji Annual Session To Be Held in Omaha Omahu Neb., Sept. 18.?Human? workers of the nation will gather here fiext month for the 44th annual con? vention of the American Humane as? sociation. Among those announced as coming to the convention art* Senator Peter O. Gerry, of Rhode Island, whose fath? er practically founded child protec? tion work in the United States, which In turn has been u mod-el for the rest of the world; Mrs. Anita Baldwin, of California, daughter of "Ducky" Bald? win; and Ernest K. Coulter, general manager.<d the New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the first of it? kind and the largest child protection society in the world. Mr. Coluter was also founder of the Btg Brother movement, according to the announcement. Capital Stock Increased Sumter Fertilize*- Manufactur? ing Company Doubles Capital1 Columbia. Sept. 2<>.?The Sumter Fertilizer Manufacturing Co., of Sum? ter. has been granted authority by the secretary of staff* to increase its capital stock from $50.000 to |i00, uOO. Waukegan, 111., Daily Sun, July 15, says: The performances of Spark's Circus were witnessed by large crowds, in fact the huge tent was filled to capacity. The circus, without any doubt what? soever, was one of the best over in Waukegan, and the pleasing feature was that it was absolutely clean. I I fi MAMrfO? INSTITUTION V j^M^ ~ MERIT AND ORIGINALITY fl COMPREHENSIVE TNSEMBLE P/lhE WORLD'S BEST PERFORMERS WS AND THE FINEST TRAINED ANIMALS Mi k& MULTITUDE Of STRANGE AND CURIOUS FEATURES FROM ALL ENDS O/.THE EARTH - An EXHIbillON THAT 15 worth while - smMKT Coming to SUMTER Oakland and Bartfett Street Grounds Sat. Oct