The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 15, 1921, Image 2
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INTOLERANCE RUN AMUCK.
To comment on the remarkable and
unseemly spectacle that Mr. L. D.
Jennings made of himself in the
<fe course of a speech, in advocacy of
the -immediate establishment of a
county court for Sumter, delivered
, at the court house Saturday, is an j
unwelcome and unpleasant duty. But. j
in the circumstances, it cannot be
shirked.
"Mr. Jennings, apparently complete
ly carried away by the violence of his
partisan and frenzied advocacy of the
establishment of another court for
Sumter county, lost his sense of the
fitness of things and made unwar
ranted reflections upon the integrity
of purpose and the fairness of the
policy the newspapers of Sumter have
followed % throughout, the discussion
of the county court proposition. It is
not, necessary to explain or defend
the course this newspaper has
pursed. "That js;;?..-matter of record
and the people of Sumter know that
there never/ bfes been.'' the slightest
foundation t?T.tK??a?sertions made by
Mr. jewmrgs.- wiwwaww
This newspaper has been open to
Mr. Jenmiigs and to all other citizens :
of Samter county to freer.* and ful
ly present their -view's* on this county j
court proposition, or on any other j
matter ?of' -public-interest. This he 1
knew when he let his tongue betray
him into making ^ insinuations not
borne-put,hy'.-the-record, and while '.
he owes the newspapers and the cit
izens of the community, who are ac
quainted with the facts of the matter,
an apology for his aspersions on the
integrity of the newspapers and the
reflection on the intelligence of the
people, we do not expect that he will >
have the,_Lrace to .make tne amende
honorable^
His charge that tTie newspapers
have been afraid to come out in the
opeiL is so puerile as to be nonsensi
cal, and no one knows it better than
he doesV -Because the editor of a
newspaper, or any other citizen does
not choose to enter into a wind-jam
ming contest, but prefers to express
ft - 1
his views and record his arguments
in the columns of the press, where all
may read and calmly criticise the er
ror of the views or the unsoundness
of the argument, he does not lay
himself liable to the charge of hiding
behind a desk or of being afraid to
come out in the open. What could
be more open than an editorial in a
responsible newspaper or a signed
communication of a citizen? If some
of our forensic gladiators would ex
ercise the care and circumspection to
reduce their utterances to writing
thfjir assertions would be more co
herent and less full of buncombe and
rank, error.
The heinous offense that this news
paper has been guilty of, and which
so. outraged Mr. Jennings' ingrained
conception of his prerogative to do
the thinking and dictating for the
community, is that we have not ac
cented the dictum of himself and his
conferers that a county court must be
foijthwith established, regardless of
whether or not the rank and file of
the citizens and taxpayers of the
county believe it to be nec essary and
expedient to do so at this time.
Lacking the argument to substan
tiate and make good the claim that
the county court is a prime necessity
and cannot be postponed without se
rious and irreparable loss to tin
people as a whole? not merely tin
interested litigants and the legal fra
ternity?Mr. Jennings resorted to
bull-dozing tactics, vituperation and
unfounded insinuations that he per- ;
haps, expected to discredit in the}
eyes of the public those who enter- i
taihed opposing views and bad the
temerity to give voice to them.
In Mr. Jennings' 'attitude toward
common herd of voters and taxpayers
there has been observable for some- ;
time a growing arrogance and intol
erance of any opposition, a manifes
tation that has been a source of sin
cere iegret to his best and most '?
steadfast friends. n?> one of whom
has been more grieved than the writ
er, for he is frittering away an in
fluence and a force for useful publii
service such as few men have had in
Sumietx^^Jb j^J?t to.? lutey^fhif hftjii to.
take stock of himself, learn to have
more respect for the opinions of oth
er honest citizens, ^practice restraint
of an unruly tongue and think a sec
ond time before he questions tin- mo
tives and seeks to discredit, without
excuse, those who take the opposite
site of a public issue, it" he will do
this he may regain some of the pres
tige and influence that he lias had as
a leader in this community. If he
continues headlong in Iiis present
course there will soon he few to at
tach any weight to his advice.
Article That
Caused Tirade
Statement of Objections to Coun
ty Court, Prepared by W. M.
Seabrook, Esq., That Arous
ed Anger of Mr. Jennings
The following statement of the ob
jections to the establishment of the
county court, which was prepared by
M. \V. Seabrook, Esq., at the request
of the editor of the Sumter Herald,
and printed in tile last issue of that
paper, was the. provocation for Mr.
L. D. Jennings' vituperative tirade at
the county court campaign meeting
in the court house Saturday, it is re
produced for the information of the
readers of this paper who may not
have seen it. and who have curiosity
to know the inciting cause of Mr.
Jennings' outburst.
The article in full follows:
It seems to us that the present sys
tem of the circuit courts m rotating
the judges from one circuit to anoth
er, while open to improvement, is a
splendid method of helping insure j
impartiality by having a judge preside i
over people who are not directly j
connected with his election. The pro- |
posed county court is a dangerous de- !
parture from this, it offers the prop- j
osition of a judge electedi by the very j
people over whom he must preside, I
having to pass on the cases of the j
dominating parties in local politics !
wh.-fli must necessarily influence his
election. What chance for the liti-.|
gant without political influence in a j
case where he is right, but where an
opposite decision can be explained
and bolstered by the many sophistries
and fictions in the law. which, on j
their face sound good, but are in sub- j
stance wrong V Yet such cases arise
every day. \
They point out Columbia and say j
that did not happen there. But Co
lumbia has been lucky in getting a j
good man. And so would Sumter be I
at first. The present material for j
judge is good. But a court is not a [
matter of one administration or one j
life, but a perpetual institution. A new
broom sweeps clean; but later on
politics will be bound to enter. They
say you can then abolish it. But you
cannot. The very dominating fac
tions that would control it would be
powerful enough to preserve it.
County courts are to be found in
England. But look at the difference.
The population of an English county
is larger than the winde State of
South Carolina. Yet English caution
has entrusted her county judges with
a jurisdiction of only about $"?00.Ou,
where as the proposed plan now be- i
fore the voters of Sumter county con
templates giving a county judge juris
diction of the majority of the cases
that will arise?up to $300.00, besides
nearly all the criminal work excepting
serious felonies. English county
judges are free of politics. They arc
crown appointees, 'holding office for
life, and paid from about $5.000.00
to $7,500.00 a, year, whereas the j
county judge now being created is to
be frequently elected, and paid $3.
000.00.
Look at the difference even be
tween Sumter county and Richland
county, between Sumter and Colum
bia. There they have a large pop
ulation, supi lemented by a camp.
The unit is bigger: besides which
they are better able to support a
county court. We are informed that
about the time of the erection of the
Richland county court there were
about 600 cases on the common pleas
docket in Columbia, whereas now in
Sumter there are only about 154; yet j
our docket is said to be so congested
that no progress can be made in the j
court business.
Will they work any faster with an- j
other court than with what they now
have? They do not use the summer
term of the common- pleas how. We
arc informed that for several years \
there have been no jury trials in the !
summer. The very lawyers who are
most loudly calling for the county
court are responsible for the waste
of time in the present circuit court.
We are informed that in most other
counties a case hardly ever takes over
a day to try on the average. Vac
Sandels vs. Blair case here consumed
nearly a month of our court's time
alone, considering both trials. The
Bowman vs. Harby case took about
three weeks, all trials.
The county court will be running
<*11 the time, a nuisance and hard
ship to the farnn-rs. dragged into jury
duty and witness service at any and
:i!l times. Debtors will be pressed
with more ease, and their property
sold at a time like this when people
me embarrassed by circumstances be
yond their comrol.
('.-in we endure any added taxation.
n<? matter how small to the individ
ual, at a time like this with the boll
weevil coming onto us-.' The county
Court may be considered by its ad
vocates a small item; hut it is the
last straw that breaks the camel's
back. Its advocates seem to overlook
tin- enormous burden of tip- good
roads bonds fixed on us. A new jail
is projected. An expensive lighting
plant has been added to the city; and
now a county court. WV shall, in
deed, have a model county, but
meantime some of our people will l>e
starving. There are already about -.
000 tax executions in tin- hands of the
sheriff. Most people are mortgaged.
Where will the burden end-.'
Produce all the statistics you may
to show the contrary and tie- plain
?^a^f will stil! stand forth that you
cannot run two courts for less than
'one. The Circuit courts for Sumter
I county in 1920 cost $7802.97. The
[county <-<.;;rt will cost more, and the
J circuit court will remain practically
(the same. Here are the figures.
[Cost o? County Court Per l ive Day
: Week Term.
IS jurors at $3 per day.$270
Mileage (estimated). 27.00
Bailiffs. 24.00
Crier . l?.oO
Jury boys. 7.50
$339.50
(Allow for meals for jurors detain
ed on certain cases, pay state
witnesses, electric lights wat
er, wear and tear on court
house. etc. (conservative
ly) .$ io.no
KT AO
! Total. $350.00
Annual Cost County Court.
i 1.". weeks terms (that much will
j be necessary) at -$350 . . $5~250.00
Judge. 3. ooo. 00
Stenographer. 1.200.00
I Solicitor. 350.00
i _
Total .$9, SO 0.00
j These figures are conservative.
They allow nothing for The cost of
the clerk of the court, which must
'come later, and like expenses. One i
I advocate of the county court admit
ted the figures would run nearer $10,- j
OOO.oO. Meanwhile your circuit court
; is still running on. Remember, the
[judge of the circuit court is paid by
! the state, whereas the county will t
J.have to bear the salary of the coun
i ty court officials alone, and the state j
tax remaining iust the same for that i
t
? purpose.
i So. it is clear that the court is go- j
j ing to cost money and will mean
[more taxation. Can you. Mr. Peace-!
able citizen, bear any more to afford j
a forum for your less peaceable
I neighbor to litigate In. and the law-i
! vers to make fees?
Kinney-Ganible
On Wednesday evening, six o'clock, |
numerous friends and relations as- j
semi.led at the home of .Mrs. T. J. j
Kinney .'it Brogdon, to witness the j
marriage of her daughter, .Mary Mc- I
Carthy. to .Mr. David c. Gamble of
Turbeville. The ceremony was per- j
formed by the Rev. Sydney Cobb, i
pastor ot' Graham Baptist church.
The bride was tastefully attired in '
spotless white, her gown of lace being ;
simply but most becomingly design- i
ed. j
Alter a delicious supper had been ]
se rved. Mr. and Mrs. Gamble depart- j
ed amid a shower of rice and motor- j
ed to Turbeville. where the groom is (
a popular and prosperous farmer, j
Mrs. Gamble's many friends in the]
Brogdon neighborhood regret that she j
will no longer dwell in their com
munity, but their good wishes follow I
her to her new home."
NEW YORK COTTON.
Last
Month Open High Low Close Close
Jan.. .. 1:5.75 13.80 i#3.t;u 13.69 13.70
Mch .. ..14.07 -14.09*13.95 14.04 14.00
July .. ..11'.:',:! 11'.41 12.20 12.28 12.31
Oct - -13.15 13.24 13.01 13.12 13.15
Dec.Dl.G4 13.70 13.50 13.5S 13.62
NEW ORLEANS COTON.
La: i
Month Open High Low ("lose Close
Jan .. ?13.21 13.21 13.10 13.1S 13.22 j
April .. .. ? 13.60 13.56
July .. ..11.92 11.9C 11.73 11.86 11.86
Oct .12.72 12.76 12.52 12.65 12.66]
Dec .. ..13.12 13.17 12.!)? 13.06 13.08
Spots 13 down. Middling 11.25
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Close;
January . S.S2
March . ::.91 j
July . 8.2G|
October 1. 8.63
December . S.7S
B'shopville News Notes.
Bishopville, June 10.?With the
present weather conditions the crops
have improved very much. Cotton
has begun to grow some, but 1 hear
great complaint among the farmers |
of tile bad stands of cotton, and the {
bud worms have destroyed all the
corn in the bottoms. The crops are
in a line state of cultivation. There j
has been a fine crop of oats gathered
in fine condition. The wheat is very
inferior, the grains are so small and
light.
There is a great demand for peas
and very few to he had. even at $1 j
Hier bushel. Most of the farmers
have planted velvet beans in their
corn, but though they may be equal
ly as good as a fertilizer, they are a
poor substitute as a prize crop.
1 hear of boll weevil all around, and
no doubt they will play their part, in
reducing lite cotton crop, our farm
demonstrator is very active in in- j
structing the farmers how to cope j
with them.
it is lime for us all to slop and J
think why God chastens so sorely,
to reform our ways so that he can j
turn away his anger from us. Our
season of prosperity which should j
have been a blessing to us. proved to j
be a curse, causing us to wander
away from him.
Mr. YV. W. DesChamps has return- j
cd from the hospital, and is in a erii- }
ical condition. All of his familv are i
?
with him.
Mr. William Sluekcy's son who has :
been very ill for months, is very low. j
and is a greal sufferer. He has no
use of himself, and nothing can be
done to relieve his condition.
All of our young folks are at borne j
for the summer, and their presence
has enlivened our town. The hard
times don't prevent them from get- 1
tinu: married.
.?\ traveling man left our town last '
week for Sumter. Before getting ?* 111
of town limits he ran his car into the
car of one of our young ladies, dam
aging car and di m>t stop to offer
assistance. she got the number of j
his oar. and reaching Suniter was ar- j
rested and brought back to Bishop
ville the next day. He plead guilty,
paid his fine and the cost of daj?
age to her car; j
Baby 111. Strikes Wife Headline.
Another i^ist?im.- of the evil of too
early marn?ge.'-^h;frtilo Express.
A Harvard professor claims to
WEEKLY
MARKETGRAM.
T. S. Bureau of Market*
For Week Flirted ,Jnne
Hay.
Prices generally lower. Receipt:
light buj equal to limited demand. Al
falfa down about $2 Kansas City
Stockyard buying steadying malrket
ai Chicago. Heavy receipts Cincin
nnti being absorbed by good buying
at tie- lower prices. Quoted June 8,
Xo. 1 timothy, Xew York $"21, Phil
adelphia .>'2.':. Cincinnati -VIN.T.". <"*i11 ?
.-aao $22, Memphis s_i;, Minneapolis
$20. Atlanta $2X. Xo. l alfalfa Kan
sas City nominal at ?!'.?. Omaha $ 1S.
.Memphis $23. Xo. 1 prairie, Kansas
City $12, Omaha $13. Minneapolis $l.r>.
Feed.
Wheatfeeds continue weak, other
feeds fairly steady though in ample
supply. Demand exceedingly light.
Brewers grains and cottonseed -meal
qiiot.-d -Si lower than a week ago.
Linseed meal stronger on better ex
port demand. Corn feeds unchanged.
Storks generally remain in excess of
requirements. Quoted, bran' $14.50.
iuiddlings $14.75, Minneapolis; new
Xo. i alfalfa meal gray shorts
$20, bran $14.5.0, Kansas City; gluten
feed ?>_" Chicago; tltf per ceni cotton
seed meal $!i0.50 Memphis, $20 Atlan
ta: linseed meal $22.5-0 Buffalo, $-9.50
.Minneapolis; white hominy feed .>'_:;
St. Louis, $25 Chicago.
(.rain.
July wheat sold at new high point
on the 3rd encouraged by bullish crop
reports and estimates and large ex
port business; Export demand was
then cut off on account, of the con
tinued advance and a further decline
in sterling exchange and prices
dropped until the Sth when there wa?
a sharp upturn on fears that heavy
rains in southwest would delay har
vest and damage quality. September
wheat showed considerable firmness
on the 6th and 7th caused by export
ers se.'lin-'. July and buying September
to change hedges. The markei ad
vanced on the tub as result excessive
rains in southwest and Moods in Kan
sas. In Chicago cash market Xo. 2
led winter wheat $1.58; Xo. 2 hard
$1.61: Xo. '?' mixed corn 61c; Xo.
yellow corn Clc; So. white oats 26e.
For the wek Chicago July wheal
down Cc at $1.'34 3-4; July com down
r.e at 62o. .Minneapolis July wheat
wheat down I-4c at $1.35; Kansas
City July fi l-4c at $1.27; Winnipeg
July 4e at $1.74. Chicago .September
wheat $1.17 3-8; September corn C3
l-4c. j
Fruits and Vegetables.
South Carolina Irish Cobbler po
tatoes down 25c per bbl. Xew York
under increasing receipts, reaching
$3.5o to $3.15; Eastern Shore of Vir
ginia stock $4 to $4.25. Shipments j
from South Caro.ina have been de-'
creasing rapidly,\ tin- heaviest move
ment of the past week coming from
the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Texas
and Louisiana sacked Bliss Triumphs
up 25 to 50c pei- Km) lbs. St. Louis
and Kansas City, closing $::._"."> to
$3.75.
?Texas yellow Bermuda onions near
ly steady in consuming markets at
$1.15 to $!.?.") pei- standard crate. Cal
ifornia stock steady to firm in con
suming centers, ranging $1.25 to
$1.S5.
Florida tomatoes in moderate de
mand in Xew York city at .">."? to j
$5.50 )?i r c.-hasket carrier. Pitts
burgh mark?' strong for good stock
at $5.50 to $5.75. .Mississippi 4-bas
kc-t carriers steady in eastern mar
kets at $2 to $2.50. Texas tomatoes
$1.75 to $l.!io Chicago.
California Salmon Tint cantaloupes
down at shipping points under heavy
haulings. closing $1.75 to $2 per
standard crate of 4.", melons, carloads
f. o. I), cash track. Prices downfe$2.50
to $3.2:1 per crate in consuming mar
kets, closing at $3.75 to $0..">??. Ship- j
ments have been increasing rapidly, j
Georgia Carman peaches in i>-bas
ket carriers and bushel baskets firm
Xew York at $4 to $4.50 for best
stock, $2 to $2.50 for peaches in fair
condition. 1 test Early Rose mostly
$3.25 to $3.50.
Florida Tom Watson watermelons,
medium si/.e steadv New York at $5o0
K? $900 per car: slightly weaker |
Pittsburgh at .*7i? to $750.
Dairy Products.
Active storing demand lias kept j
butter markets firm with price ten- i
dency i .ward. Receipts continue
heavy. Fancy grades especially in
demand. Closing prices, H2 score: J
Xew York :>2'r?': Chicago 31c; Phil
adelphia 33c: Boston 33c. 1
cheese markets steady to firm. Cur- i
rent production nol y.-t showing |
quality necessary for active storing j
demand and movement of ail medium
grade goods into consumptive chan
nels has iiad some tendency to keep
prices down. Prices at Wisconsin
primary markets average: Twins 12
::-4c: Daisies 14 Double Daisies
lb-; Longhorns lie; Young Americas
liv.c.
< 'otfon.
Spot cotton prices lost 1 >' points
during the week. ? losing at 1 j.22c per )
pound. Xew York futures down !j
points at S 2,55c;
Live Stock and Meats.
flog prices declined 5e to 30c per
100 lbs. the pasi week. Beef steers
steady: butcher cows and heifers j
down 2T?c. Wal calves up 5oc. Spring .
lambs d"wu 5oc; aged lambs 50 c to j
7">c: yearlings, and tat ewes L'.*>r to ,
." i?c June Chicago prices: Hogs. |
l ad. of -ale.-. <s J.i SN.LP?; medium and j
good beef steeis $7.^0 to $S.6f.; butch.
< i cows and heifers $1.25 to $Js.fi0:
f.-. der steers $?;.25 to $7.7."'; light and
nicditini weight veil calves $S toj
$lf?:25; fal lamhs $S to $12; spring/]
lambs si"."><> to S; 1: yearlings :>*i.?? *? j
to $10; fat ?'\ves $2 to
Stock^r and feeder shipments from .
]I important mnrk< ts for the week !
ending .Time ? '. w?-ie: ?'atlleand calves i
2-L9'2.6'; hogs 5.6F,7: slu-ep I??.?i0!?. 4
Eastern wholesale prices on beef,
veal at'd l:tmb advanced while mut
ton anil pork loins were steady to
lower. Beef He .'.oe to $l.r,0; lamb
.f I to .>::: veal $2 10 per Inn lbs. I
Pork loins steadj to s.: i lower. June
? prices good grade m,eats: Beef
$'15.50 to i'17; veal $16 to $10; lamb 1
> ...
$26 to $36; mutton to $15; light
pork loins $20 to $23: heavy loins
$15 to $l?.
County Court Meet
ing Held Friday
Speeches Heard by Jennings.;
Clifton and Epps. Lawyers
Come Near to Blows
There was held in the Court House)
at noon Saturday a meeting for pur- I
pose of the discussion of the ? ?? unty j
court proposition. Some forty-two j
citizens ""ere present at the meeting; I
fourteen of which were members of
the Sumter bar. Mr. George I>. Levy
acted as chairman, thespeakors of
the occasion being Messrs. L. L). Jen
nings, J. 1 I. Clifton and K. O. Epps.
Mi-. Jennings, the first speaker, be
gan his talk by stating that the
county court was simply a business
proposition. He staled that wherever
he bad been about the county the
penpie were in favor of the court af
ter the proposition bad been made
clear to them. At the Pinewood
meeting last night he stated that
there were some ii<? present and out
? u* that number all, with the oxcep- j
!!",) of <>n!y one man who said that he j
had not fully made up hi smind. ver-'j
bally expressed themselves as being
!i?r the court. j
Mr. Jennings began His main argil- i
ment !>'.' giving actual figures of the
costs of running the circuit court and j
showed w ln-re the county court could j
be run very much cheaper. The j
county court, he stated, would i<e able I
to handle all cases up to the sum ot j
$3.00ii, and that 7.". per cent of all
cases (ui the circuit court docket
would not exceed this amount. Mr. |
Jennings then departed somewhat j
from 'his main subject i<> harangue!
about t he newspapers, stating that ;
they did not come out in the open but
"hid behind desks and spread and
smeared a little bit of stuff <?n com- j
nVbn paper." while the lawyers were j
Out in the open and before the peo- ?
ld<-. Mr. Jennings <<< illustrate, pick- j
e.d up a cop} of The Herald, remark
ing that it had always been against '
everything for progress, and read j
front the c-opj in which appeared an
article giving the possible objections
t'> a. county court. He read a para
graph from the article saying that He
man that penned those lines was a
sneaking, low-down-. contemptible
cm-.*' At that point Mr. Seabrook
arose from his se;it in the audience
and pointing his finger at Mr. Jen
nings said. "Mr. Jennings 1 want you
to know thai 1 wrote that article."' Mr.
Jennings then said. "'Weil, f have!
nothing t" take back*' Mr. Seabrook j
then called Mr. Jennings a liar and
two of our prominent bar members
would have probably come to blows i
had it not been for the kindly inter- j
rention of a number of fellow bar I
members. Mr. Seabrook, when giv-1
en a chance, explained that he had
written the article at the request of
Mr. Lvi?ght and that it did rioi repre
sent necessarily his views. He stated !
that he had been asked on a previous?
occasion to bring ??i.11 the possible ob- |
jections i<> the county court and that
he had investigated that side of the !
? litest ion. This article in the Herald
contained portions of the speech :
which he delivered, by request, be- j
fore the League of Women Voters
some months ago. Mr. Jennings I
stated that he had no idea that Mr. i
Seabrook had written tin* article.
The speech of Mr. Jennings was fol- i
lowed by spec, hes from Mr. Clifton
and Mr. Epps who brought out oth- j
>-;? phases showing the advantages tn
the county of the establishing of such ;
a COU11 in Sumter county.
Advance Cotton Funds
Washington. June The War
Ei nance Corporation announced to
nigh1 that actual advances of $2.->
itoo.ooo in connection with a loan to!
assist in the export of cotton have
been completed. At the same tint"!
tie- corporation said it had advanced!
$500,000. on a loan approved for;
.i total of $1.000.o??o for the shipment!
of cotton to Japan to be marketed
? >ut of the warehouses of the Amer
ican exporter in that country.
'Negroes Escape
at Jacksonville
Fifteen or More d'ain Freedom
in Bi&' Jail Delivery
Jacksonville. Fla.. June- 10.?At
least fifteen negroes escaped from the
Duvul County jail here shortly after
midnight this morning. One of'the
negroes. Xlallory Riggins, was await
in:; a new trial on a charge of mur
der.
One negro sawed through the door
of his own cell and then sawed the
[elastic bar which locked the remain
. der of the cells. The released ne
groes made their wa\ to the jail yard
and pushing an automobile against
[the high wall used it to negotiate
their freedom.
A negro trusty observed tin- escape
just as the last i$-gro was scaling
i the wall and gave the alarm. Hurry
? alls were made for asistance but
j no trace of the fugitives could be
; found.
I Riggins had been sentenced to
j death in Bradford County for murder.
I Ills sentence was commuted to life
! imprisonment a few hours before the
[time of his execution by Former Gov
i ernor Catts. Recently Governor Har
|deo directed that the negro again be
! tried and he was removed to the Du
val County jail for safekeeping.
_
Three Thousand
Teachers
Columbia. June 9.? A half million
dollars will be distril .ted by the state
department of educj ion within the
next few weeks to $ schools Of the
state, ander tw<> of t|e school-aid acts
of recent legislatures. Of this
amount $400,000 will go to weak
schools, under authority of what is
known as the "Equalization act," to
guarantee to these schools a seven
months term. The sum of $100.000
will go to certain high schools of the
state, to make it p< ssible for them
to maintain elementary grades. Appli
cations for this aid aie being received
by the ??t?te department of education
i now, and as soon as ill of the appli
cation-: have been received and ap
proved.t he money will b<= sent out.
_
Greeks to Attack T?rk?
I Constantinople, June 10.? Greek
force?., estimated to number eighty
|.thousand, are massed on the western
I Asia Minor front fo> an offensive
against the Turkish Nationalists. It
is presumed that King Cot.stantine
I v. ill be in command nominally at
I least, of the attack.
i _ _
I ADMIRAL SIMS
ORDERED HOME
i
Washington. June II.?Rear Ad
miral Sims' leave of absence was re
I voked by Secretary Denby. Admiral
Sims was ordered to report at once to
the secretary of the navy.
Morristown, X. J., June 13.?Po
licemen and citizens a.re still hunting
Louis Lively, the negro suspected of
murdering a seven yeai old girl.
. * " ._u
ALL?Phone orders will be given
prompt attention by phoning The
Ladies' Shop. 100. Mrs. Brisker,
face and hair specialist, Also man
icuring.
CLERKS?(men. women) over 17,
for Postal Mail Service. $120
month. Experience unnecessary.
For free particulars of examina
tions, writ e J. Leonard (former Civil
Service examiner) -s-J-i Equitable
Bhlv^ Washington._ I?. C.
You Will Save M-iney by
Purchasing .
YOUR TOBACCO FLUES
At The
Sumter Roof ing & Sheet
Metal Works
Office and Works 1; Council St.
Phone 1071
I
Raise Your Own Registered Durocs.
300 Hoars, Gilts, Pigs and Shoats for Sale at Bargain
Prices to introduce our slock and meet the
demands.
Our Herd Boars were
sired by Internationl, Na
tional and Atlanta Grand
Champions.
Our sows are bi^* type,
hardy and produce L>ur lit
ters.
Every animal advertised
has been immunized for
Hog Cholera.
Visit my plant and make
your own selection. If you
cannot come, write, and
your inquiry will receive
personal attention.
Clip this coupon and mail to
day :
L. I). JENNINGS,
Sumter, South Carolina
Please send nie priee list,
description and ganirantee
about the Registered Durocs
that 1 have marked with an
X below, all without >bliga
tion to me.
Na me
A (bile
R. V. 1?.
P. o.
State
Hoars for Service
?50 to $150
Young Hear-.
$20 to $50 ?
Bred Gilts
$50 to $150
Young Gilts
$20 to $50
$20 to $50
Purebred Harrows
$10 to $16
Crated FOB Sumter
L D. JENNINGS,
Sumter, South Carolina