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florence Council Slashes Salaries tion for Policemen antf Others?City Attorney : Florence, June 4.?The new City council has declared war on the salaries of city employees. In the first place the city clerk and treas urer who also acts as treasurer of the school board and handles several hundred thousand dollars d^ing- the course of the year, "has been cut from #303 a month-to $200 a month, and the pay'of "his assistant has been trimmed $?5 ' a month. Policemen who have heretofore received $150 a month ar& cut to $100 to start with, i>ut they "are- promised uniforms at the ecppense'pf the city, and increases ;;. Jb; ?ix ^months if they survive the probationperiod. The salary of city attorney is cut"in half and this an nouncement resulted this afternoon in the immediate resignation of the : present holder of this office, Sam J. ?ioyaL wlio^^flgures thmt nis time could be' Spent to better personal ad vantage/ pa^fecularly in view of the several matters pending regarding hond issues which require a good deal o^ c^eftff time and attention. The office^/?l Isanitary inspector and collector ~un3er the new order of things are' combined, saving another hundredmonth or so. In the offi cial call for ^applications no mention is made l6%% health officer. It is un d*rstood~*?a? council wishes to re organise this ? department and that there in some Question whether there Will he a health officer or not. The salaries of all city employes down to the day; -iaborers have been re duced drastically. iff m Georgia Fight Ob? Man ?e?d sad Three Others ^?t?riff Holds Two giy^agfrfc SfmsStaam 6??ei3Se man is v ,?dea-d,: three"-rm'dfo-. arcs.:sairi to be dy ?*:*-^;and .twaesaro in'Jaibaut Lyons as a t result - of - c?-,f 'inn . baicfe-: staged be \*^^n;SiE .weft* Known and' prominent farmers of ths? CToombs) county this IK a- dispufetonr school. matters sev f/erai; we&?&&8p is said-to have been :Jx^'o)^?^'''i<ir the shooting. The men .X^l;1n>a:5t?b??.. ? .ro?d in the lower ^section? 'o^vrne^fcounty, near Center ;|3i^^v %; -> ? ? r^#?4.gead:. w. M. Galbraith, 45. tiSS^^'^^^^to.b?'*a'ralrV wound i Toni-"Tippett, Galbraith's son-in : *ie&^??axizLded In nip and abdomen. ?;^S?^f6rM?^iews, 50, wounded in ???jonieh: *' J?*$Ted,' Mathews, wounded* in abdo k Sheriff; says he is holding Tom th-and Dannie: M. Booth, an r;*to^;to-lajK of Vit. M. Galbraith ^wjfth ti& s?dotihjr. '"tiie..- scene,' after the -had cleared away, found Gal Js.fcodVln the. middle of the ^;^^:v<^cero ;3?athews and his .Iw&re5 huddled in a wagon drawn f&^ovlauies. Tippett was in the w^*^ne~:.body of his father-in r.;-8l^e^' iKhe liieh-were heavily armed r-'W&en* 'they chanced to meet on the Warning From Judge Nd Disorder Permitted in Char :? ^ ^"iotte Strike "1 ',Tr - *?t ->-.. : ' ? ? JZf . /./i^Charlot^ .N. C.. June 6.?"Don't '-^tppct any" light sentences from me ^ ' continue to gather in :*^tt|^fd? *3S?L create disturbances; I ;.-?; shall BS^Ms to: give road sentences if ' happens again,' said Judge J. ? l^Lwrence Jenes, *n police court to - day in; announcing verdict in case.c J;ofc: three- men charged with disorder p i^i connection with the textile work ?: J^?;atrlke. ^J?mea G? Boyd, striker, was fmed for;assaulting with deadly weapon; A. -O. .Ferrell, mill overseer ; jjf?B-:toed $25 for assault *'at point \of;a pfito.1,'*'?? and Frank Caldwell, .striker; was taxed with the costs on ?-a technical charge of disorderly con ,V'jdiicV': % K ;iw> leathering or disorder was re .poiiei;*today in connection with the >::s?pfte: ; Has Nawow Escape Horse Killed and Wagon Demol >; l ishtd by Locxiaiotive ' ^Sp^rtanborg. June 6. ? W. M. Wright who resides at 130 Lickson ' ttreot, while crossing the railroad ^*ck leading from the station to the *' ijtman cotton mills about noon to . .day, was rhn into by an engine which 'was shifting cars, ht3 horse killed, his wagon demolished and he was feadry'injured. He suffered injury of -one hip* his right arm and breast. He - was taken to his home where he was -thoroughly examined to find the ex tent of the injuries. The .horse was mutilated. Mr. Wright had been to .???hi?-f?rru taiv*be rsrotmtains to take r ? his hor.-e-i to. the pa r and was ><iturtl:ng acme Ar? mobile ? :pas^e;| just it *.*\ r him -.ad rais .^??ed'a dust ^bicb obscured his vision ' r^g lit- u^: not see the oncoming . train nntif'it was right or. him. Kcb-My-Tism cures sores. ". * Washington, June 7.?Coal opera * tors ^^ppo?ed* -what they character . ize&^ka fiirfJier governmental inter ' ferenc at Conference with the lnter ;6r department. h^Rab-Ky-Tlsm kills Infection. Nashville, June 7.?Gifts of three million dollars from the general edu cati^ board-and the Rockefeller foundation for Vanderbilt University ,J1^ye been Announced. Mrs. Stillman Cites Woman Named Clara If She is Permitted to Amend Answer Additional Co-Re spondent Will Be Named New York, June 6.?A woman known as "Clara" will be named by Mrs. Annie U. Stillman as an addi tional co-respondent in the divorce suit brought by her husband. James A. Stillman, millionaire banker, if she is permitted to amend her answer, John F. Brennan, h*o- counsel, an nounced tonight. The woman's full name and address, he added, are not knowm at present. Mrs. Florence A. Leeds, a former Broaway chorus girl, was named in the original reply to Mr. Stillman's charges. Earlier in the day he had obtained from Supreme Justice Keough at New Rochelle, an order requiring referee Daniel Gleason who has been taking testimony in the case to show cause Saturday why further hearings in the case should not be postponed. Serious Charges Against Police Committee Reports to Atlanta Council. Would Make Change Atlanta, Ga., June 6.?Whiskey has been openly sold at various places operated in Atlanta and for the last two or three years an organized gang of swindlers and confidence men has operated here, "almost without any effort on the part of the police and detective department to prevent it," according to the report made to the city council late today by tbe coun cil committee that recently conclud ed an investigation of the police and . detective departments. ' The report termed Chief of Police James L. Beaver, Chief of Detective Lamar Poole and various members of their forces "incompetent" and declared both departments are "seething with "politics." Action on the report was post poned until the next meeting of the j council. The report recommended abolish ing the board of police commission ers and having council elect a chief of police directly responsible to it. abol ishing the detective department and having the police chief assign police men in plain clothes to do detective work and substitution of the meril system in place of civil service in the police department. ''Living wages" for members of the force and discontinuance of the easb bond surety and of the practice ol permitting policemen to get part ol the money from the sale of confis cated liquor cars were advocated Better filing and identification sys tems at police station, three nev substations and a number of othei changes were asked. Salaries insteac of the fee system for officers of th< criminal courts also were recom , mended. GOVERNMENTS CARE OF ' ITS DISABLED SOLDIER* Washington, June 7?Characteristic instances among the thousands of cas es of disabled veterans of the Work i Wrar handled by the American Re< Cross, in its effort to obtain for thes< men the compensation, medical treat ment and vocational training du< them uder the Federal statutes, ar< described in an announcement mad< ? here today. Taking this form the an nouncement seeks to bring home t< ex-service men everywhere what th< Red Cross is doing for thousands o ' their comrades and stands ready t< ? do for all in this leading activity o 1 its peace time program. Fulfilling its pledge to provide foi ex-service men the service that officia ' agencies cannot provide the Red Cros: is maintaining a service for veteran: that is already costing approximated $10,000,000 annually and increasing ii extent constantly. It is obliged t< continue this service until ail disablec men are restored to a normal civiliar status and to this end, 2,514 chapter; and hundreds of branches and auxil iaries, linking obscure communities a; well as cities in all parts of the coun try with the National Capital, an chiefly engaged in liquidating this ob ligation. In these chapters are work ers, schooled in the technicalities oi the various Federal statutes applying to the disabled veteran, who are in c position to point out to him whereir he is entitled to compensation, medica treatment or training, and the proced ure necessary to bring his case to tho attention of the proper government bureaus. Dealing directly with th* government bureau or through Na tional Headquarters of the Red Cross the chapter aids the man in filing and following up his claim, provides tem porary assistance and where it is 'needed cares for the man's family and himself until compensation begins, and he is in a position to care for him self. In tin* hospitals the Red Cross provides for his recreation, keeps him in touch with his home and in count less ways remove? from his mind thp worries that delay his recovery and re i1 storation to home life. Any man who has a disability that can be traced to his service may. through a questionnaire sent out by many of the chapters, place his case in the hands of the Red Cross. As a result of this thousands of cases are being received monthly and in many Instances men who know nothing of the provision made for their assistance are brought to the attention of the government. Ruh-My-Tism for Rheumatism. Washington. June 7.?The five basis groups of textiles, coal and oil chem icals, leather products and food stuffs will be included when the for eign and domestic commerce bureau is reorganized, according to Secretary Hoover. 666 cures Chilis and Fever. County Board Meeting Engineer Jeffords Makes Report ?Contract For Wateree Bridge Filed. Lotion Weighers to Keep Strict Report The regular board meeting was held June 7th. Those present were Vice chairman Oliver, and members J. J. Britton, W. M. Lenoir, E. T. Minis and C. G. Rowland. Chairman Oliver expressed the pleasure of the other members of the board at having Mr. Rowland on the board, and said he knew his services would be of value to the county. Air. Rowland stated that his time was al ways fully occupied, but he was al ways glad to give of his time and pub lic service where it could be of bene fit. Judge of Probate Richardson and Compulsory Agent Hutchinson made statements to the board relative to the work which had been done by the Red Cros.3 Home Service department, and asked the board to assist in main taining this work in the county. The board promised to give this their con sideration but stated that it was lim ited in expenses by the supply. Mr. L. E. Wood appeared relative to getting concession on a license for selling patent medicine by one Mr. Gibbes. The board advised him that they had no jurisdiction in the mat ter as these licenses were collectible by the clerk of court. ? Douglas Neal appeared before the board relative to a claim he had in for transportation of Aline Smiling to the State Hospital for the insane in Columbia. There being some appar ent eontliet in the law as to whether the state or the county paid the transportation charges in such cases the matter was ordered referred to the county attorney and adjustment made on basis of his advice. Requisition for Superintendent Nunnamaker of the alms house for two pairs of shoes for the inmates was allowed. A delegation consisting of Messrs. Barkley, Zeigler and Griihn appeared before the board asking that the route of the new road to be built in the Privateer section he slightly changed at a certain point and be made to run on a line between theii property. After discussing this, mat ter with Engineer Jeffords who had gone over the ground but had no1 made actual survey, the board in structed Engineer Jeffords to do whal was most practicable in the mattei wmen an actual survey was made. Th* board favored locating the road or the line between the properties if thi; was practicable. The minutes of May 3rd was reac and approved. Erfgineer Jeffords reported that ? , convict had developed typhoid fevei and had been put in Tuomey hosplta by Dr. Andrews, and as the expense [ was liable to be heavy he had askec Dr. Andrews to appear before th< board and make statement. Dr. Are drews stated that this was an unusua case of typhoid?thatt he blood diag nosis had proved negative but that yei < the fever continued, and that the pa tient was now in a delirious eondi tion. The board decided that th< : county would have to take care of th< - patient under the circumstances. 1 Mr. Rowland moved that a com I mittee of two be appointed to con s fer with the hospital authorities anc ? see if some concessions could not L>< l arranged with them for taking cart ? of these county patients. Dr. Andrew: ; to cooperate with such committee i ? necessary. > The chair appointed on this com i mictee Messrs. Rowland and Britton I Engineer Jeffords reported the. mail > I gang had finished working in tin URembert section and were now work ing in the Hagood section. The jai ' chaingang working the main road. I leading out of Sumter, and the secon s dary gang in the Shiloh-Mayesvill? > section. He stated that there hat r been a good deal of rain during tin i last month which had caused troubb ) on the roads. He stated to the boar< i for information that he had purchasec t a car of corrugated culvert pipe. H? > advised that the jail yard fence was ii ? a very bad shape and needed rebuild { ing. also repairs were needed to th. ? barn and stables at the jail. Mr. Row s land stated that in view of the fac ? that a new jail might shortly bt built, that he thought it best to makt temporary repairs to tic* fence anc ' stables. ? Engineer was instructed t< . proceed along this line. Report was received from Jailei Owens to the effect that tl - plumbing in the jail was in very bad ? shape. En gineed Jeffords and Jailer-Owens wer? instructed to have the necessary re pairs made. Engineer Jeffords is placing a hiyli power light in the jaii yard, as a pre caution against escape of prisoners He was directed to ascertain the cost I of installing such a light ami main taining same, and report back to th< board. Engineer Jeffords reported the loss of a mule during the last week. II? stated that the county would not have to purchase a new mule to take the place of this one, as long as it had the us?- of rented mule.:. n,> also re ported another mule in bad shape with a sor-.- .shoulder, and advised that h* was negotiating a trade for tin:-: mule. Engineer reported :i prisoner sick with chronic bowel complaint, and stated that he was very little use to the county chain gang work. He was directed to "?end this prisoner to the penitentia ry. Couiuy Attorney Jennings appeared in connection with 'ii.- suit ol Amu-' H. Bradford administratrix, estate ol J. K. Bradford against the county, and stated that the plaintiff had a judgment against the county in this case for $1,80??. He had effected a compromise with the plaintiffs attor neys for $850.00. and advised settlement on this basis. The board authorized settlement on this basis. Thet clerk presented reports from the Stab- Board of Public Welfare on the various institutions of the county, which reports had been previously published by the State Board. Requisition was received for a new lawn mower and the board directed to see if the old mower could not be repaired. Requisition was received from Clerk of Court Scarborough for new window shades for his office. This was referred to Commissioner Brittun with power to act. The Clerk reported receipts from the State Highway department of two copies of contracts covering the Wat eree river bridge construction, and these wen- ordered filed. . Report of a recent audit of the county offices was recivd and con sidered. Engineer stated, that it would he j economy to owrk out such roads in Northwest section of the county where the main gang was now located before moving it to the Privateer section. He stated that this would take about six v.veks. He was directed to see what he could do in this direction within the next thirty days and report to the board at its ne.vt meeting. The Clerk reported that be had a communication from the Audit com pany of the south, offering to check jail bills of freight and express ow I either a per diem or a 50 per cent in terest in net results basis. The board I authorized the employment of this I firm on this work on the "?<> per cent I m t. basis with the understanding Cat th?> county be put to no expense. A letter was received und consid ered from Mr. I. C. Strauss, presi dent of the Tuomey Hospital asking that the county make an appropria tion from its pauper funds to aid in the expense of taking care of needy eases of the county at the hospital. This was referred to the committee, '.Messrs. Rowland and Britton, to bun dle with the Tuomey Hospital author ities at the same time they conferred with them relative to charges made ! against the county for convict cases. The clerk was directed to adver tise an election for cotton weigher [to be held at the meeting of the board July 5th. Commissioner Rowland stated that on several occasions he had experien ced difficulty in getting the records of cotton weighed by the cotton weighers and thought that some arangernent; should be made whereby the cotton weighers would be required to keep a permanent record showing the sell er, the purchaser, marks on bales weights and other details of all cot ton being weighed by them, and that such books when rilled should be til ed in a safe place for reference. Thir suggestion was adopted and the clerk was notified to notify the weigher: to this effect. The surety bonds of Treasurer B. C, Wallace and Rural Policemen Ale> Ncrris and Sam Newman were ap proved. Reports were receivdd from Rura; Policemen. Home Demonstratior agent and Cotton Weighers a-: to scale tests and were ordered filed. A complaint from the Postal Tele graph and Cable Company as to dam ages to its lines caused by a tree be ing cut acroes them by the chain gang was ordered referred to county at torney for advice. Several claims before the boarc for expenses contracted by the Per manent Roads Commission in con nection with the bond election, anc the sale of bonds were objected to bj the board and the clerk was directe to get a definite statement from th< commission as to what the total cos of this work would be. After approving other bills before ii the board adjourned. The County Court. Editor Daily Item: Feeling a d?-ep interest in the elec tion to decide whether or not we ai * to hdVe a county court in Sumte] county, of which 1 am hartily in fa vor, 1 have written representative men in the three counties in this stat? where they have such a court, for ar expression from them on the subject I beg to hand you herewith tin- Iir;-: reply 1 have, to my letters and wil thank you very kindly to publish sain* as information for the public; and . will send you one othej reply eacl day for publication with your consent till all have been exhausted. Exper ience may be an expensive school ir many cases but it is dependable Thanking vou. Your;', very truly, C. G. Rowland. Mr. C. G. Rowland, Sunder. S. C. Dear Sir: in reply to yours of thf 4th. inquiring for my views as to out county court, 1 wish to say that it hat been SO far an eminent success. 11 lias jurisdiction in civil cases only and up to $2.uG?. It sits whenever th?= [judge sees id. and we have a man who is willing to work and who keeps the court going with jury cases foi jusi about halt' of the time, und when not trying jury eases, he hears equity matters and motions. Our civil docket was badly congest ed and just about two years behind when the county court was establish ed. Now both courts are righi up lo date. The county court only uses six 'jurors and we have been able to get ja Very good class of jurors for this I court. We can get a case to trial now j in the county court in about sixty I days, and m the court of common ! pleas iii from sixty to ninety days, j Sometimes we think the county I judge i-; rather arbitrary, fun some of that is necessary in order to make lawyers work. For the business man and commercial interest, tin- county court is certainl> a greal blessing. STou cannot put ott" .<ud delaj indefi nitely tic- trial oi an obligation. Tie- appeal lies direct from the county court to the supreme court, and while we appeal a good many cases, still we can get them tied ex peditiously^ Yours very truly, 1?. W. ?obinson. C.GC cures Billon; 1 ever. Columbus, Ohio, June V. The su preme court upholds the constitution ality of the law prohibiting tin- teach ing of German to students who have ret completed the seventh grade. 66G cures a Coid quickly. IL S. Setting Wretched Example Senator Hitchcock in Address Emphasizes Necessity of Leagr. of Nations Durham, X. C, Juno 8.?Present de pression of ousiness and commerce is demonstrating the pressing necessity ul* u league of nations-. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, declared in his Trinity College commencement ad dress. He said the Tinted Stales was ! "setting a wretched example" for I other nations by their present military j appropriations. NEW SHIPPING BOARD CHAIRMAN Washington, June 8. ? President Harding has appointed A. 1*. Lasker of Chicago chairman <>tf the shipping board and .Meyer Lissner. of Los Angeles; T. V. O'Connor, New York; Edward C. Plummer, Maine, Repub I licans; Admiral Benson, Former Sen lator Chamberlain, Oregon; Frederick J i. Thompson, Mobile, Democrats, oth ' er members. I Xenia. Ohio, June 8.?Prosecutor Williamson said the junvenile court will decide tin- fate of James Blangy. I the ten-year-old hoy who shot and j killed his eight-year-old brother, Vir gil, during a quarrel. Washington, June 8.?President ial proclamation directing the withdraw al of American military forces from ihe Dominican republic is expected ; shortly. Gulf port, Miss., June 7.?Sheriff ] Haves announces that all Sunday blue haws will i?- enforced in the future. Moving picture shows hove been no 'tified to slay cloned Sundays and baseball is forbidden. 666 cures Dengue Fever. Washington, June 7.?The visit of Associate Justice Day to the presi dent revives speculation concerning the appoint merit of Chief Ju stire tc the supreme court. Rub-My-T?sm kills pain. Washington, June 7. -- Secretary Weeks has recommended for ap pointment Brigadier General Richards of Pennsylvania as chief of the militia bureau. C66 cures Biliousness. Cleveland, June 7?Repudiation ol their administration by American Zionist orga.niza.tion convention caus ed the resignation of Judge Mack and six other officers and thirty-five of the fifty members of the executive com mittee. CCC cures Malarial Fever. crfc.li ? nn. j?mn11? ? ? mir?mir ii wrnnrr hum mwww?ra^n Lawyer's Committee Commence Campaign ? ?? % County Court Meetings Held in Wedgefield and Rembert At a recent meeting of the Sumter liar- Association a committee of law yers vvas appointed to make out a. program and to canvass the county in the interest of the county court if such action was deemed necessary. Meetings wer?- held Tuesday night, [according to schedule, in Wedgefiela and in Remberts, these being the first of the" series of meetings, which are to he held throughout the county. Th" meeting at Wedgefield was held in the school house with some twenty-five or 'thirty voters present. Bar members, I A. S. Harby. S. K. Nash, Judge R. O. i Purdy. candidate for judge of the j county court and J. B. Duffle, candi date for county court solicitor were on the program for the addresses of the occasion. The main speech of the ! evening was made by Mr. A. S. Harby, jwho explained the court in detail and ? answered a number of objections ; which he had heard to the county ; <-ourt. The meeting took the form of ja general discussion and all the citi j zens present, inclusive of several la ! dies, appeared very interested, asking : numerous questions covering all j phases; of the workings of such a I court. I The meeting at Remberts was un- ' j der the direction of Lawyers J. H. 'Clifton. L. D. Jennings and B. D. j Hodges. Candidate for county court Ijudge. The attendance at this meet ; ing was not large owing to the in adequate advertising of if. All voters ; present, however, seemet* to be satis !;< d that a cninty court" for Sumter : would be a very good move. This i meeting also took the form of an in forms 1 discussion. j A similar meeting will be held'at ; Dalzell tonight. The public is eor I dially invited to attend this meeting. Tin? committee expressed themselves j as being anxious to have the oppon ents to the county court anend these I meetings and enter into the friendly j discussions. ; j Wage Reduction Sought Chicago. June 7.? A petition asking j a reduction of wages of nearly 1G0.000 j employes in the meat packing indus , j tries was filed today wi h Judge Al schuler, of the United Spates District i Court, by the Allied Peeking in?er 5 Jests. Judge Alschuler if the official arbitrator agreed upon by employers and employes under a continuation i of a war time agreement. The petition asked that the wages of hour workers be reduced five cents Jan hour and that the same propor 1 jtionate reduction also be applied to . piece workers' rates. The petition [ cited as reasons the changed work 1 ;'ing conditions, the unemployment sit I nation and the fact that the packers are not earning a profit. It was j expected that a hearing v. ould be held I the latter part of the week. bin ?urn -itmmim^mm?meatxmtmm?mrmimr inmammma?BB KILL THE BOLL WEEVIL With Dixie Brand Calcium Arsenate Dixie Brand Calcium Arsenate is not a patented prepa ration nor a secret known only to us. Calcium Aresenate is a eiiemical that the U. S. Government has spent thou sands and thousands of dollars to perfect and is the one thing they recommend to be used in controlling the boll weevil. Do not feel like that some private parties have something that is better than what your Government has for years been experimenting with but take advantage of their experiments and experience and apply it to your own crops, for our Government knows better what is best for us. The only one thing about Dixie Brand Calcium Arsenate is that when you buy that brand you are sure of the highest grade and one that will produce results if properly applied, and continue to shun those things ex ploited by individuals that are intended only to give to them great gain. "A word to the wise is sufficient." In fact the live, progressive, knowledge-seeking farmer has been convinced and certainly will use Calcium Arse nate as the one thing to insure the making of a cotton crop in the face of the boll weevil menace. Dixie Brand Calcium Arsenate ? Feeny Mule-Back Dusters and Hand Dus ters. All Insecticides, Wanted Dealers?Write For Prices. HARBY & CO., INC. SUMTER, S. C. 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