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Cbt M/Awau aal) >outl)ron j Entered at the poatoftuo at Bu inter, B. Cm a* Second-das* Mattel FK1KSONAI A committee composed ?4 Messrs. R. H. Wltheiopeon, L aV Phillips, K. 1. Kesnton. S. I?. Krnsnoff and J. Z Hearon U ft this morning tor Colum? bia where they are to confer with the Bouth Carolina Tax commission rel? ative to a piassiblc reduction in the taxes on morcn ?Uli goods for the en? suing year. Mr* C. W. McOr?w leaves tonight for orangvburg munty where ?he will visit her mother for several day?. Miss Margaret Beuun.ont has re? turned to the cli y. M. Douglas. < hina Is spending the day tn Columbia. Mum Elisabeth White left this morning for Columbia. Mr. T. J. Klrvsn t? In Columbia to? day. Dr U L Raxley. alderman of Pine wood, is to the oHy today. Mr. Rowland Boyle passed through the city thla morning on hla way to Columbia.. Mr. '.. W. Matthews, who has been la ttae city for several daya, left for Golggnbla this morning. atr. n r, Kstrldge, of aroqnvllle. la In t. .ty on business. Mr. W Tom ltowland end wife left for Ashevllle, N. C. Wednesday morn? ing after spending several da . :? with air. and Mrs. W. W Rowland on Broad St Mrs. Laughlnghousc and daughter, -Mrs. Horace ltowland. of Washing? ton, N. C returned home yesterday morning after spending several weeks at the home of Mr and Mrs. W. W. Rowland on Broad St. Mm Oeo. Jennings has returned fiome after two months pleasantly apent visiting relative? and friends in New York. Baltimore and Pennsyl? vania Mr. and Mrs! A. J. McNIncke. Jr.. a\re visiting their alster, Mrs. T. B. Suber on H. Sumter St. Mr. W. J. Toller, of Chester, spent yesterday in the city visiting his sla? ter, Mrs. J. C. Humphries. Mrs. C F. Boyd, of Charleston, la vtartlng her slater. Mm. Harris of this cito / Judge R. O, Purdy left this morn tag for Berkeley for a ahort vlalt. A CHRISTMAS LETTER. Here's a peraonal letter to every man and woman in South Carolina. It as ssnt out from atate headquarters of the Near Eaat Itt lief to every news? paper In the atate. Each reader la re? quest eu to consider It addressed to him or her individually and to "take It to heart" In the true Christmas ?ray: Aif dear Friend The Children of Sorrow stand before you: Won't you nst s place for them at your table on Christmas day? They sro ragged, homeless and hun spry, but fhey are not hopeless. In their simple faith they turn trustingly to you. The Children of Sorrow! They are unknown thousands of them, 11??. #19 of whom are under American care. It 1? an appalling number of pitiful orphaned wards the Near Fast Belief must shelter under its merciful wings. There la mile after mile of human misery to he n ll< v? u Fatherless and motherless these are the children of Armeniana, Greeks and Jews mude homeless and depend tne by the atrocities of the Turks. They will have no plr.ee this year at a family table of their own on the Orest Bay we celebrate. As /ou eagerly plan the Festival for the Children dear to your own heart chink for a moment what it would mean if some terrible fate deprived thsm of your love and care, left deso? late, suffering with disease and bitter cold. Yet theae children across the soa were one* the udnron and belov? ed babies of other f.ithers and mothers Whose protecting 'ove they never will know sgaln. A diet of bread for bn-akfnst. bread and soup for dinner and bread for suppei N "t thla slender ration means life to th*m. Five dollars a mont.t will feed one child. Ten dollars a month will IfOd snd clothe one Fifteen dollars a month will feed, clothe and edueab one of these Childn n Ufl Sorrier. At this season of giving won't you let the claim >>f one of theae Chil? dren of Sorrow llnd a place In your heun - His hungry eyee loo< at fOUf w. ll fed children, and his hanging hand reaches out in roof Phrintnmi n ee. Will you bring s Halle to thia Child of Sorrow by abating with him your Christmas* Please send ront? lout inns to NOgf Fast Relief; |1 Liberty National l ink buil ling. ('olttmbla, S <'. A few doses 664 break a cold.?Advt in the srtirie rontseday regarding th* birthday gathering; in honoi of Mr. W. W. Kowiatti tlx following names Wore inadvertently omitted Mr. W. | Tom ltowland aa<| \s i? ? oi Asiu'VlltO, N I' ajsj I k Rot kind tad wife of this arty, aii nf Mf Rowmnd'i children wer?- pregstU at the family reunion without except on r.SR breaks ,t eoM qulekei Ihnn ;?i?v remedy w<- know a.i.i There has bOOO general eomplaitit ?II SOSON that th?r,. lias SOS? little demand for cotton , f lower grade than noddling and Ian! r ofistqucatly Ussre h? keen no market for off ri adrs ex?t pt it prices wa\ i., low ti.it of middling. For the last few days Mr f. I?. Jennings has been r in? ning sn advertisement stating that he i4 pi the market for 1,00 t | mi loa of low middling a? |.| cent*. Thi* ahouhl boo4t the markot for low grades and Improve ihe sttuntinn, e? I.kill) h< ? aeefus lo I ? very li' tle I oil ?o l .??..I tie gt UdcfS will pjjSS a^ middling or bet lei. T i pre . ant a told I lip Iii \-lvt DEATH FROM AN UNKNOWN CAUSE Coroner's Jury Renders Indefi? nite Verdict Aftc* Molding Inquest Over Body, of L. W. McLemore Tbl verdict of thu coroner's Jury, after the completion of the inuuesi lu hl Monduy afternoon over the dead body of I .iclan \V. McLemore was: That L. \V. Mclxmore died in the eity of Sunder, December 0, from OftUtsji unknown to this jury. The two witnesses, J. H. Clifton and A! Keels, wlu were absent from the hearing on yesterday w ere heard. AI Keels stated that when ho came up to Mr. Calk's oillce. Mr. Clifton and Mi. Call; were in the ob cc talking, lb ?Hid thai he hail brought along With Into two bottles eon I a 111. ng a small amount of t ye w hiskey, one bottle, however, was not touched in the room. He said that Clifton, Calk and he were thinking of breaking up and going home when McLemore entered the office; that Mi Lemore was in the best of spirits, laughing, Joking and kidding him just as he had always done. McLemore, to his belief, Wad not drinking and he was certain that he did not take a drink while in the room. Said McLemore linally got out of his chair and laid down on the boor, but was st.ll talking to him as hi laid there. Soon McLemore was asleep on the lloor and was heard snoring. Keels states that Mr. Clif? ton had asked McLemore ae\er. 1 times to come on and go home, Calw h iNing already left the otllce and gone Home. So at about eleven o'dloi It Clifton and Keels left the otlicc. Clif? ton su,id to Keels, according to the testimony given by Keels "Just leave him there und he will soon get all right." Keela seemed to know noth? ing about the extra overcout which was found covering McLemore's dead body. Keels stated that he was in? formed of the death of McLemore by one of the police yesterday morn? ing and that he was never more sur? prised. Keels states that to his best knowledge McLemore had not taken a drink and that he was not intoxicat? ed. Mr. J. H. Clifton who was next calU I as a witness said that he had start -d to go to his home at about 6 o'clock Sunday afternoun and was at the transfer stand at the corner of Main and Liberty streets when he saw Calk standing at u window in his of? fice Said that he went up just to talk to Calk and that he hud talked with him for possibly two or three hours. Said that Al Keels then came up and that the three had talked. Al had brought a small quantity of whiskey along. Said that they were >n the verge of breaking up and go? ng home when McLemore cams into ihe room. This was the first time Mr. Cbfton had seen McLemore in ibout a month to talk to him. Clit on stated that McLemore SSSUlSd in in unusually good ftame of mind and ibsolutely Sober. One bottle of whis ley that Keels hud brought along vrs unopened In the room. Cllftjon lays that he is positive that McIh nore did not take a drink while In he room. After a time Mi Lemore cot out of his chair and laid down On he 'oor, still talking as h id OH he lloor. Mr. Cbfton luted to the jury that die had seen McLemore lay lown on the Boor i ilbet of times before a b> did on .Sun lay night, ?aal le thoug 11 II rtothlng unusual, McLemore did not complain of feel lug badly, Hi was laughing and joking .he whole time. Said that he tried to get McLemore to get up and come home several times. McLe? more had refused. Mr. Clifton dOSS. not l-einen?her about the extra over roai. lie remembered tiiat Mr. Mc? Lemore had on his own overcoat, but does not remember a thing about the extra overcoat Mr. Clifton said that he and Keels left for home some tlmo rtfter 11 o'clock on Sunday night, leaving McLemore in the office. He was never mote surprised when told r.f McLemore's Qeath at about li O'clock Monda] morning. There being no other evidence ob? tainable th? jury returned the verdict ;n shove stated, MATH. M,s. .Alma Hose Murray, wife ot Mr. Edmund R. Murray, died at, 6.50 Tuesday at their home on West Hampton avenue, after an illness o| several weeks, aged 39 years. Mrs. Murray was a native of Darlington eoiintv. but had made her home in Sumter for i number of years. Sin is survived by her husband. three sons by a lormer marriage?Marlon Cot bran. Lloyd Cot bran and David Cothron?and one daughter. Kebecca Lose Murray, The funeral services, will be held tomorrow, and the in? let im-nl will be at Pair Hope church, Dnrllhgton county. The funeral party Will b;i\. the house at 12 o'clock to men OW. FAMILY BIKTHJ>AY PARTY. There was a happy family gather Ing last evening Si the residence of \h W. W. Lowland on Tlroad she.!. th< occasion being the sixty-sixth an? niversary of his birth. Mr. Rowland ergs the recipient of many useful pres ents and a sumptuous dinner was ten? dered m his honor by those of his household Those piesont were Mr. and Mis W W Lowland, Mr. and Mr-: c c, Rowland Mrs Laugh ln#fh .use and Mrs. Horace Rowland of Washington,- N. Ci Mr and Mrs. W. B. Daugh* trey, Mr and Mrs I I Rowland, Mr. ind dn W Rde M.e and Mr. an.l Mrs, H, m. Rowland. Ml quickly i 1 level a cold.?Advt Marriage License Record. A marriage Ib-crmc has been Issued In Chnrli? \tkins and llattle Weath? ers, colon 1 of Horatio, Also I ?an Hn\t ?d au i .; i , (? .um d. colored. of \> edgi Held. Lul .My Tism cure bruises, ruts, burn i bftst tettei, e| ? \,[. ^ COMMUNICATION I Claims Made by Mr. Stillwell That He Had Saved Money For City and Instituted improvements Flatly Con? tradicted REAL FACT^ ABOUT DIS? MISSAL OF fclTY MANAGER - Mayor Jennings /Gives Details I Respecting Purchase of Auto? mobiles by Him at Request of City Council for Use of City Employees ['Mitor The Daily Item Your h;aue of December 3rd con? tains a communication from Mi'. Kow ird Stillwell which 1 desire te reply to, as there is hardly a word of truth n the entire communication. He stated ho saved approximately !a?00 by purchasing the water meter l.o put at the iWator- plant. This wa-, ;er meter was purchased not as a utggostion originating with Mr. Still '.. ?!!. hut the ie)eu originated. With Mr*. A\ W. MoKagen. Whether anything has been saved by the purchase of Ihls meter we do not know, beeauso there has l>eeri absolutely no report *inco the motor was put in, and when he sayn there has her n approximately I * oI? aavtd it itj only In his imagtna- I lion, as he had nothing to base his state merit on. t He also states there was approxi? mately $4,000 saved in buying a new pump tp*t?ad of a boiler as had been proposed. Council had nover propos ?d to buy another boiler, but at one r>f its meetings Mr. Stillwell insisted that council should buy another boil? er for the pumping station, but be was told that we did not believe wc needed another botler but wc should have another electric pump. How? ever, he was so insistent on the neces? sity of buying a new boiler that coun? cil told him to get prices on boilers and we would then let him know whether we would buy one. Subse? quently he came back before coun? cil and stated he had completely re? versed himself on the boiler propo ition, ar.d what the city needed was mother electric pump, which we au thorlsed him to buy. Y'et he claims br saved the city approximately $4, )?0, because he says he prevented the purchase of a boiler and In lieu there >f purchased an electric pump. 1 do not knew what his training in ?tiglnooring wan, hut one thing I do enow and that 1? he ifc the most un nitigated falsitler 1 ever had anything . Bo do with. His training must hare! jeen along this line; if not, he has ao- i inlred 4he art by perpetual practice. He claim* he saved in the eonsump-1 ion of coal by putting a new smoko] ituek ut the pumping station. This | vas no idea of his. The old smoko itack had worn out and he was In itruoted to buy and put up a new >ne. He also claims a saving of approxl natelj $400 in the purchase pi cast rop pa ? . f do ta?t SHOW what a< hi on a? counc il hail not bar? gained to purchase pipe from any , imrty, bet the city needed pipe anrt wo Instructed Mr. Stlllwell to get prices, and when he did, we ordered him to purchase^at the cheapest price which he had obtained. His statement, that I sold the city i rj automobile is absolutely false, ?and at the time he made the statement he knew It was false. Under instructions from city council I had been trying for some time to get two Ford tour? ing cars, one for the police depart? ment and one for the city manager. Wo had bc^n unable to get them from the local (letIce or any promlso as to when we c.nM g^t them; i then iried 'I dealer In Itishopvllh ahd one in Co? lumbia', and could not got li PpihI from either. A'o tUeu Med to see it we toujd get another kind otj car locally,, and instructed the city manager to get prices and also prices on trucks. He got the prices on the trucks and cars, and council decided we would buy two Indiana trucks, and a Reo truck, and, an Overland car for the city manager, but at the meeting in which we decided to do this It was niggested that I take up the purchase of there trucks jitni ear and see if 1 could not get them for less than the price vhich hud been made to the city manager. This I did and got n reduction of $120 on the Indiana trucks. "When I went to see the East* rn Carolina Motor Co., about the Overland ear f offered them $1,000 for the car, which they had prlcerb to tho city manager for $1 086.' The party to whom I made the offer said Mr. Shaw was out and when he came in he would submit to him tho offer and lot me know that day or the next. vot, he did n<>t do so, and n few days after that I went to liichmnnd and found l could get thi> cars, and'Ij bought two for the city, one for my own use and ten to re-sell. 1 could not get any from a. regular Ford denier, but had to buy them from what they call a "scalper/ and had to pay aboul $10() more than the reg? ular price on Fords from a Ford dealer. J purchased these two cars for the eky. but when I returned to Sumter I was informed the Shaw- Mo? tor Co. could let tho city have one car at the regular price as they had got? ten in a curload. 1 called the Shaw Motor Co, and tried to e.et them to let the pity haVe two Fords, but they said they could-not do so, but would let the city have one. So I took one for the city, and lei the city have One h bought for the city in Richmond and I kept the other. The city paid for the car the exact amount at which it was bought by me, I kepi, th< lot)h r enrg and have sold nil 6t them but two. und ad ?v? i ? sold at p proltl of $1?'<?, Oach, except oil". So u was Immaterial to me whether the city had either oi the cars, bocgobe I felt at the time i pould sell all of tbttyjj sssms_ > ? m ? .' if lh*r_ r. w i . - 1APO-TIIOMPSON. On Sunday evening, December 5th, Miss Daisy Lupo and Mr. Aaron David Tompson (?f Birmingham, Ala., Wer?s married al tin- home of the bride's par-ema. Mr< aiid Mrs. G. U Lupo, 19 VV. Calhoun St., in the presence of the family and a few close friends. The bride was unusually lovely in a handsome suit of brown, with acces? sories to match. Mrs. Thompson Is well known among the younger set, and by her kindness and loving disposition has won numerous friends who wish Ivr many years of happiness. Mi*, Thompson is a young man of aue qualities and holde a responsible position with 1 h(> paving1 construction company, of Columbia. Immediately alter the ceremony the young couple left on an early train for Columbia, where they wilL make their home. They carry with them the best withe* or a host of friends. _ at a profit, but I had bcught two for the city, and it cost about $100 more I than the one the Shaw Motor^o. ! agreed to lot the city have, an^f f j wanted the < ity to get its car as cheap as possible, and 1 kept one 1 had bought for the city, Mr. Rtl'lwoll knew about the trans? action just a3 1 ha\e stated it hero, and the intimation he makes is that \ I wanted to sell the car to the city for i prcbt could only be m*de by one ? ike himself who has absolutely no re? gard tot tho truth, but we caught him, charging to the city his personal tele phone bii'ls and there is no falsehood he covdd possibly tell that can extri? cate him from the trap in which he was caught. He has written a lot of falsehoods to try and cover up what he was caught in doing. , I have never bought or sold the city anything since I have been mayor, nor have 1 by my vote permitted the city to buy anything or sell anything to any company in which I held any -stock or had an* interest whatever. In fact, several years ago, when Messrs. liowland and Booth were on council i suggested that we pass a eflolUth n that nothing should be bought by the city from any company in which any member of council had any stock or any interest, nor should anything be sold to the city by any company or corporation in which any member of council had any interest. This resolution was unanimously passed, and has been strictly adhered to ever since. The mule the city manager traded to the Jcnnings-Blanding Live Stock company was without the knowledge of council, and as soon as the fact was use* rtained he was Immediately ordered to take t.be horse Iruk and get the mule; first, bocuuse I owned stock Jn this company, and second, because we had not authorized the trade. When I returned from Richmond and Informed the clerk that I had purchased these two cars for the city he stated Mr. Stillwell had bought an Overland car from tho Eastern Caro? lina Motrr Co. 1 asked him by what authority, and he said he did not know, bu*. he hail paid ?.1-3 on Inis car and was ,o g'i\c the City's note Tor the balance. 1 immediately saw Mr. Stillwell and in the presence of Air. D. It. Met 'a Mum asked him why ho did tills. He said he understood council 1 had authorized him to get the car. 1 stated to him i did not seo hov.' he so understood it, as I had been instruct? ed by council to see about the pur? chase of the tr*>ak?, and the car, and see if i ^ould not purchase them cheaper than the P^jpe which had been made to him. Mr. McCollum re* marked that was what council had decided and Mr. Stillwell had no au- . thority to purchase the car. He was then instructed to take the car back lo the Eastern Carolina Motor Co. I am raiisne? Mr. St MI well did not understand, council to instruct him to., g< r the tar. but he used this false method beerfUso he wanted t<> get an Overland car as he appeared to* loci that he was too good to ride/in a Ford <&r, and 1 was satisfied that was Why he slippe d around and got the other oar without authority. Council in? structed him to return the car. Mr. Shaw then came to see me in refer? ence to the purchase and stated if he had boon there when I offered the $l,0oo hi would have ' ikcn it, but as the rhy had bought the car and they Sold it in good faith, he thought they ought to keep it. So the city decided they would keep the car and left it with Mr. Shaw to be re-sold. It was subsequently re-sold for, I think, $900. Council did not intend for Mr. Stlll weil to have this particular car, as wo knew he went around and got it to keep from using a Ford car and had falsified when he claimed he under? stood council to say ho must ge,t the car. I would like for Mr. stltlwell to explain why It was that after he and the chief ? f police had looked over the sa nud<s gf the various local cloth? ing ^osiers and tho samples from Snelllngberg of Baltimore, and after f.hey had decided to purchase the winter uniforms for the police at a ;>riee of ?43.50 from the Bnan Cloth? ing company, that he changed the or lor, will,out consulting the chief of pOljce, or without any , reason, and purch.oed these uniforms from Snell ingborg at a price of $47.00, a differ? ence of $10 on the ten uniforms, and I would like for bim to explain why It was that the same tailor who meas? ured Tip the policemen for their uni forVft . measured him for a suit of ?bthes, unless the suit of clothes was, ;he consideration, tor changing the order Irian the local merchant at less price, to a foreign merchant at a higher price. I knew nothing about his uniform transaction Until alter h< had o.. a discharged, or t w ould have . k< .! him iibo'tyl it to his lace. I ,i a ' ipnJuglke to the public for having to eore them with this com? munication'! hut r deem it necessary, OVOn though I have to stoop to the level of doing op, to repij to the false. PRATH. W, Henry haw dfod last night at the Tuonu'\ Hospital at 9 o'clock af? ter an iiimss of about two ?rooks, He was taken to the hospital for a se? rious operation and was getting along finely until he developed pneumonia several days'ago, which was the im? mediate cause of his death. Henry, a young man of 23 years, Won one of tho boat known young men of Burnt er and had a host of stuanch friendi both among the young and older people of the city. He Was admired for his firm and st-ady character and loved for his fidelity and devotion. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Shaw, of Sumter county and in his immediate family leaves besides his mother and father, an only sister, MlfM Florence Blraw. He has a very large family connection In Sumter. The funeral services were held this afternoon at 3:8(1 o'clock at Concord, the precession leaving the home of Mr. have J. Shaw on Uroad St. Mr. William Burrows Colclough died at his home at Gaillard Cross Roads Wednesday afternoon after an illness of about two weeks, aged about flfty-four years. He is survived by Jtls wife and a large family connec? tion in Sumter and adjoining counties. Mr. Colclough was one of the most Successful farmers of Sumter county and was highly esteemed as a man and as a citizen by all who Knew him. The funeral services were held today at 8:80 o'clock at St. Phillips church, Bradford Springs. NEEDLEWORK GUILD. The branch of the Needlework QU I Id of America wpJ recently organ ^cd in this^ity under the direction of Mrs. I. JC\ Lewis of Greenwich, Conn., and the following officers were elected: Mrs .Nina Solomons, president; Mrs. A. T. Heath, vice-president; Mrs. J. A. MoK night, secretary and Mrs. Wilson Green, treasurer. This organ station is entirely dif? ferent from any other charitable in? stitution, in that its otfject is to col? lect and distribute new garments to meet the needs of hospitals, homes and other charities, but is not in? tended to supersede but to supplement ] what is already being accomplished j alcng charitable, lines. Special coN lection of these garments is made once a year and any , one may become a member of the Guild by contributing two new garments or making a dona? tion in money?no specified amount, to defray tho necessary expenses of Guiftj expansion, etc. The plan of work is very simple, and the effect far reaching, especially they moral effect of the new clothes. Any one who may desire to join in th b work and thus lend a helping hand to the poor and helpless of our ?Ity, may communicate with the secre 'ary, Mrs. J. A. McKnfght at Phone 788, who will be glad to furnish fur? ther in to, mat ion. I Hi; MEW METHODIST PASTOR. Rev. J. Walter Daniel, the Incoming pastor of. Trinity Methodist church u rived with his family from Klngstree last night, He was met at the depot by a committee of the church fn cars md was taken home where the ladies Of the church were In waiting to wel Some him and his family. Thiais Dr. Daniels1 third appointment to Sornter, having served this church twice be-' fore. He is one of the strong men of the conference and sermons are all on a higher order. Sumter, irrespec? tive ef denomination, will give him a cordial welcome. The fi^ht is on. Are you as a citi? zen of Sumter doing your part to help .)\ercome and stamp out*of existence the enemy', tuberculosis? 'If you can't buy a health bond, you can buy Christ? mas sea's. Somebody Is going to ask you to buy Christmas seals in or? der to Improve the health conditions, under which you live. For whom is thai person working? For you, so tpttovo your gratitude by buying as n any seals as you can afford. Rub-My-TIsm relieves Rheumatism. N* ( u l ? a 1g i a. S p r a i n s.?A d v t There is still a good deal of cotton in the fields, but while the bad we'ath- | continues picking is at a standstill. Some farmers say that it docs not pay to pick the cotton at the prevailing price and will not bother with the remnant left in their fields, while otly ors ray that they can piCK cotton cheaper than they can make another i op an?l will make every offprt to harvest ell that is now unpicked. To break a cold take 666.?Advt, hoods contained in the communication of Mr. Stillwell. He also states in his communication that he resigned ?? nd left the room. Tnis is absolutely false. He was peremptorily discharged, and after he was noticed of his discharge he ap-, pealed to council not to discharge him, but he was informed that the discharge was final and at the sugges? tion of Mr. Raffield he was permitted (0 file his resignation; yet he st ys Hf tendered his resignation and left the toom. He knew when he made this statement It was absolutely untrue. However, this is only in keeping with all other statements of his, as council knows he has absolutely no regard for tho truth, and I am stating, not only lp this communication, that ins v. ord cannot bo taken, but 1 told him i<) his "ace that statements which he had made to council were absolutely false and he knew it and that he could not bo believed about anything. So I am .not writing because ho is at g die? taneo, as ho Mrs written, because win n 1 denounced him to his face as ft wilful falsifier he was U>6 contemp? tible a coward to resent It. Yours trulv. I, 1). JENNINGS. Sumt? r, S. C, Dep, 7. i f\ ? We, tl o undersigned conncilmon have read the fo^egomg, and we at Arm the fuels therein stated' as what occurred in the presence dl cL, eoun? ,1. J. A. R \FFIELD, h. ft, M'VALLCM, ? Football Cham pi Left as Before by ] Statemt Columbia, Doc. 0.?1 i ercollegiate ldbtball cl remains undecided as a agreement reached yesterdi i. s< ntatives of th? University1 Carolina and Furman univei der which no post-season ho played between the two insjU Prof. L-ueco Gunter and Pti W. J. McGlothlin, representing Furman athletic council, met terday with the athletic board of University of South stand ma to < sider the challenge'of the univ< pity for a game to decide the iiampionship. The date or the gsi ouId not be agreed upon and representatives of the two institu? tions in a joint statement Issued aft< the conference declared that It wi "agreed that it would not serve tl best interests of either Institution* to play a post season game afJbt December 16, the only possible date" when Furman would be able ".o ar?j range the game. The university chal? lenge fixed the date of the game for Saturday, December 11, and the place I"Iis Cotanifota* The yuestion of the state c! pionship, which has been claimed by the Furman athletic copncil, accord-' ing to newspaper reports, \bjs not - touched upon and is still thf. ques- ' tion of dispute as ecfore the unl- ".t verslty challenge w as issu? d. 11 waa'< this claim' which brought forth a re** r cent'statement from the university. ,j athletic board, disputing Furman'a * claim while making no claim of the - title for the Gamecocks, .Other news? paper reports, denying the r univer? sity's contention that the title had! InOt been derided. ]ed to the chal-. , lenge. which was disposed of at the meeting yesterday. The statement issued by the unl- , vorsity athletic board and the Fur- f1 man representatives, signed by \Jk\ '\ Reed Smith for the univesalty and. . Professor Gunter for Furman, foi* lows: I "Prof. Leuco Gunter. representing the Furman a.h .i c eout panied by President W > ? '??tt lin, met December 8, 1920, with the athletic board of the University of South Carolina to consider the chal? lenge of tht University of South Carolina for a football game Satur? day. December 11. "Professor Gunter stated the rea*>4, >ns of the athletic council of Fur i * university ifor declining thsrr' challenge for a game on December 11, but expressed the willingnees ot the Furman athletic council to play eoembef 16. Doth Professor Gunter and Dr. McClothlln stated that in their opm-?1 ion it. was not advisable to extend the foot i a Ii sea: on. In which opinion the advisory board of the University of South^ Carolina concurred. "After full discussion the author? ities of both Furman and the univer? sity agreed that \t Would not serve* It he best interests of either institu? tion to play a post-season gamo at such ? la\e date." GOODS YET BEING RECOVERED. - > s The police officers are still on the jo*) and every now and then are re eovorln? goods' stolen from Schwarte uros. Store t hat w ere, scattered about tho country by Warren Evans and hie able assistant Addle DuRant, the two negroes who are accused of the crime. During the two weeks that the robberies wer?i being executed, Evans and DuRant must have been two of the most active of the dusky inhabitants of this part of the coun? try for the evidence of their work covers a large territory. It was In? deed fortunate tbat Officer J. Mf. Lawrence saw Evans as he was mak ing his escape with a bundle early Sunday morning of about No? vember 14th for it was then that his etivities were checked and evidence rought to the front which later re sulte'd in his arrest along with that of Addle DuKa U. .lust recently goods were recover d by the police that were sold to a' woman in Meredith by Addic DuRant. A special trip was made there and a coat suit, dress, shoes and hose were recovered and returned to Schwarte Bios, store. Quite a number of pil? low eases were found at a negro Wo? man's house on Hunpton Wenue, tba vornan claiming, howeve.*. that they were a Christmas gift to her from Warren. 1 Warren Evans and Addle DuRant are going to have a lot of talking to do when the spring term ol ^ourt convenes. , ?I? ~ MASONIC OFFICERS E^FA^TED. At a rceenq meeting of tlfe Chapter and Council he' i at the Masonic Temple the follow iug officers were elected: Beulah Chapter No. 25, Royal Arch Masons: W. I Whit*head, High Priest; Barlow Walsh, King; II. Vi. . Sholar. s. rii i i.d;. rj. Duffle, Captain of tht Ib-st. Lev L. L. <;rler, Prin? cipal Sojourner; Dr. M. L. Parier. Royal Arch Captain; W. T. Yoedoa, Master of the First Vail; A. L. Shaw. Master of the Second Vail; W. O. 'Staler. Master of tin Third Vail; J. C. Pate. K elan; Abe Ryttenberf. Treasurer: a s Kennedy, Sentinel. Svymbre Council No 13 Royal and .reeled Masons: E. P. DuRant, Il? lustrious Master; M L. Parlor, T)epu ty Master W. I Whitehead. Prinei* I pal Conductor of ths Work: . C, [llolford, Captain of <l?e Guard; W. O. i ;Staley. ,m< w m d: J. C Pate, ^SocretaiVt , I \V. "7* C^woon', Treasurer; J. I Kcnm dy, Tiler -, , , Coluutblu, Dee. y.?~a pproximately 14 20.000 Of the two hundred thousand doU?rs for Cbi^ora ?'oilege for Wo? meii t he state tn i vta a en' U I Mi lab.-il la- 1 h . \u e;ne ot' * \diulibb , in an intensive campaign this week. In addition to thhj theft is a $25,000 gift promoted if the fi::..'Hb; la raised. The d*i" ends with tho week, ... / "