Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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. ?BY - ? .CO. at tne Posiotfiee at Suffi ce as. s?cs??s' class ja&t Ssxnrffcatssr 1^ Jper-rach, first cents per inch each rUfeanU rates epfttraeis. of -'Jrasi *fcarge# fernes ad ?f p&b.ic in ?ria al 4fej||*e columns of S3?.&me. of the accompany every com ; not for plication. ;e^den?e of jjeod faitk. littanees should b e* to ? fc!T ?. OSTBEX. and General Manager. |?f REfciEF BILL. ig relief . s?' care for by tieif war service friference on opinion. f> is public $?e and pri w?sks them to haw can ;possibry help their health and 2 And-for all health; or permanently iost, the ?cts to pay liberally, most of the previsions a^s?re naw pending there is- like ?agree Jnattevfes not want to apt., or stingy ^ith re i millions, of men who com?&y*s unrf?rm .'Sn My legitimate -arr&nge >y they, can be helped -farms or engage in such >yment as -they should by tie ^oyemment public approval. i? t*ae cash bonus, how ^is i wide difference Ttere y ?rious opposi % exempted most stroag ihe United'- States' Ghai?ber whieh presumably -the majorifcy.of busia< sional men in tne coun These tiiB?s^,-y^-'^''i^sft taxes, and who save a 4ireet *n the the *e<ern spe??s its-rntme^?o not cch_ the cash ? Wmis-jiirtlpesd 'e^-, : the plight of the service men r the- state of -the United Treasury. point out that tba govefn 23 iaving trouble. enough to its imperative expenses, and not see hoir an addrtioB?l of billions* can * be s^seeaed :.:this time, wii&o^ ganger to >nal finances '4wd possible ?r to business. No nmttefl arrangement'? nmde to pay; r, they argue, the very i?tr^nother such obii^atlon is is bound to prolong the depression. not eash gifts, they what the service men need; ^e^ployment can only be pro by methods that are econ ly sound. -WAR REFERENDUMS. sible referendum for a fof iwar -wHich is favorjl the American federation of is excellent in theory, but is in practice? to what seents to be the j?'s assumption, it does two nations to make a i Onecountry alone can start had no choiee when started her army for via Belgium. Neither had when that other German started eastward. Sfcere been many cases m history flagrant acts commit ?country to war as ?he ondy itive of defeat and disaster, might coneewablfr be some act of aggression against the States at -seme time. power might suddenly our fleet or land, on oar What then ? Should the mt wait for the formal ity popular vote before ordering led forces to defend the in ease of proposed aggres would the referendum work, purposes of defense in a crisis ild be too slow. might be an intermediate where the offense was not so vital nor the element so important, and where was some doubt as to the jus iot need of resorting to arms, ips the Spanish war could, as an example. In such a I referendum might be possible wise. But the possibility of a emergency arising will al-j exist, and for that reason thej titutionai power vested in Congress of declaring war, and in he President of using the army ind navy at his discretion, is like y to stand. VACATIONS. For a vacation, the sensible city nan goes, to the country. The nsible country man goes to the The mountaineer goes to the plain, arrd 'the ^Minaman goes to the mountains or forests. The landsman, if he has a love for wat er, fresh or salt, and water is ac cessible, indulge^ that taste. The seaman takes his recreation on land. The wise society-monger hunts a solitude. The dweller in lonely places seeks society. Contrast is the thing, and the ?guest of newNnterests. The body, possibly, needs rest, but mere phy sical rest can be had almost any where. The big thing is mental and spiritual change, the shock of j new scenes and new people and ! new crretoms. And for the best re j suits, perhaps it is well not to go j to the same place with the same 'people year after year, however different the place and its spirit may be from home. Such a method of vacationing may be charming, and it certainly saves trouble* but it means another rut an and in creasing kick of the stimulus and change neejded. This is a big, varied world, full of such a number of inter3st .mg -and stimulating things that nobody can ever exhaust ^them; and the more of them a person comes in contact with, the more ie grows. Vacation is the only time when most people have a chance at this romantic and whole some quest of novelty. President Harding has declined to acept invitations to speak for the next six weeks. If everybody else would follow his example, most of the troubles of this coun try would soon evaporate. PLEASE DRIVE REASONABLY.; What is reasonable driving? "There are a great many motorists wi? drive most unreasonably, care lessly . and selfishly, hurtling through city, village or open cbun_ try with no regard whatever for any other persons or vehicles save their own?and not even for them selves, as many a bad accident' proves. There are also a great many mo torists?and perhaps they may even be in the majority?who do 4*rre reasonably, following traffic j regulations, showing courtesy and j consideration toward other users I of the highway, and maintaining a j speed which is neither a menace | nor an offense to the community tnrough which they pass. It is a?question how far arbitrary speed limits affect either class of drivers. Certainly the reckless motorist pays no attention at all ?to such a warning; sign \ as greets the'tourist in most of the small H*?ns in the United States: "Wel mmt. 'Speed Limit, 8 miles." Even the considerate driyer, if there is a j clear road; is likely fo continue on his way at 15 to 20 miles per hour, j A current magazine suggests, .tq' the villages5 ill through the coun try, "H your town flaunts1 a paint ed incentive to crime like the! above?-pull it down." As a change it suggests something like this: 'Weieome, Please Drive Reason ably." In that case, again, the heedless driver may proceed at his I own pleasure, but he is likely to i weaken and to treat that town bet- \ I ter than most. The ordinarily j ! l?urteous driver will do better yet, j buying gas and oil if-he doesn't! need them, admiring the town and ! -probably advertising it generously j among his friends as a regular i place, both sensible and attractive.! SUPERFLUOUS BUSINESS MEN. A typical business man unques- j tionably is an asset to society. He! has a definite function. He per forms a necessary and valuable service. It is "declared, however, by a New York expert on housing, that the United Statesjs suffering today from an excess of business men. There are too many of them in all branches of the housing busi ness, he explains, and that fact is chiefly responsible for its evils. They all have to make a living, and in the general scramble the ulti mate consumer?who in this case is the owner or renter for whom a building is erected?gets the worst of it. The situation is much the same, he suggests, through al most the whole range of business. ' There is doubtless a great deal to this theory. Admittedly it fits New York better than smaller communities, because of the multi tude of merchants, salesmen, brok ers and middlemen of various sorts in the metropolis. But it applies :.n some degree to every city. There are usually more business institu tions of all kinds than are neces sary. Particularly there are too i many stores; and the smaller stores, contrarv to a common view, j act as a drag on business and an unnecessary expense to the com- j munity, because so many people j have to get a living out of so little trade. 'There is too much salesmanship and too little service in New York City", says a New York Paper. So is there everywhere. It would be a blessing if fewer people were I engaged in business, as small mer chants, manufacturers or sales men, and more were engaged in ac_ tually producing things instead of merely exchanging things produc ed by other people. -* ? Eg Professional Notice Dr. C. P_ Osten has his office on the second floor of the D. J. Chan dler Clothing Co., building. North Main Street, having been forced to move by the fire that destroyed the Osteen Building. Sumter Men in College Work. (Editor Daily Item: i I am aware that the people of I Sumter never boast, and dislike very much to do so (E. 1. R. es pecially) yet there never is any telling, and 'most any day some one of us may have to get into a talkfest with a citizen of Manning, or Anderson, or Florence, or some of these other villages about the merits of our several habitats. J Should such be the case it is well I to know that Sumter county now; ! has on the faculty of the Univer sity four representatives, a very! (unusual circumstance. i J. Xelson Prierson is dean of j the law department. Mr. Frierson I is from Cherryvale on the State burg road, where his mother still lives. William 1. Aycock. Large Ay cock as his college friends know him. is one of the professors in the law department. He is of the j well knowm Wedgefield family. A. Courtney Carson is a profes sor of science. 'He is from near ] Dalzell. He has been in the fac-1 ulty of the University ever since he graduated there in the late 90's. J. McBride Dabbs has just been elected to an adjunct professor ship in English, and will take up his work with the beginning of the next session. He is the son of Hon. E. W. Dabbs of the Salem Black River section. Ali of thesp are alumni of Caro lina, except, I think Mr. Frierson. who I believe never atended there. Unless they happen to be teaching in some local institution such aj thing as one county having so many members of the faculty of a university is really extraordi nary. HERBERT A. MOSES. Note?Mr. Moses has omitted from the above list Dr. W. E. Mi kell. Dean of the law department of the University of Pennsylvania, who is a graduate of the Citadel, and Prof. A. Gilbert Flowers, dean of the law department of Baylor University. Fort Worth. Texas. I Prof. Flowers was for many years j connected with the mechanical end of the Osteen Publishing Co.? from the agp .of 11 years until nearly 30. He is a graduate of the l?w department of Georgetown University, Washington. D. C. H. E. ELLIS LOSES LIFE AT RICHMOND Columbia. June 2S.?Hugh F. Ellis, a former Columbian, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Ellis of 1015 Bryan street, Columbia, was drowned in .Richmond. Va,. Sun-J day afternoon, according to infor mation received by his parents; late Sunday night. Details of the tragedy are want- j ing but. according to information telegraphed from Richmond. Mr. i Ellis and three other men were in i a small boat which capsized. Mr. Ellis being the only one of the four-occupants to lose his life. His body was recovered several hours later. PICNIC AT PAN OL A. Look up your Sumte? penants for your cars for the big get-to gether. between Sumter and pa nola and Clarendon county picnic at Panola on duly 4th. if yon can't find your old penant, buy ;i couple of new ones. bar there, ought to be enough penants in the home? and business houses of j Sumter to stretch almosi acros: Sumter and Clarendon counth But new ones will not require :. sixty day loan?o..ly ten een.s! en c h. Sumter h-is ben invited to meei ! and dine" with, and to dance .? ith ] Clarendon comity on July Up. The Sumter Chamber of Com- j merce wants a l)ig and creditable representation of Sumter and Sum ter county at Panola on July ->;?*. This will'be a get-together, get-j acquainted tour and good tin;.'. The d.'ar ladies iE and around Pa- j nola are putting the fattening flesh to hundreds of Crying sized chickens, and about next Saturday the finishing; touch will ho applied to the necks of tho.se delicious birds to get them ready for chick en pie, chicken cooked with rice baked-chicken, fried chicken, and numerous other appetizing sub-i stantials and pastries also?with I plenty of ice cream and cake:, ol ;:. dozen varieties. It is dollars to j doughnuts The Daily Item bunch will come from Oraiigebnrg to at tend when the hospitable ladies and gentlemen of Clarendon in vite the whole city and county; of Sumter to this picnictto meet with and enjoy a day of recre ation celebrating the national pa triotic day, and to eat one of the j most delicious dinners ever dream ed of by mortal man. It is time ; to quit thinking about our troubles and get ready "to accept the gra cious invitations of thp ladies of j Panola and vicinity. We will hav< plenty of time to get back to wor rying after July 4th. but if you really want to forget your troubles and bandish your grouches ;o Jo nah Land, you can jus: resign from the crepe hangers' union and go to Panola on July 4th. Every one should get in on this big and happy event; it looks like Clarendon county is just getting to love the old mother county. I Sumter, more and more eve y j year, and Sumter county should go to visit her children at least once a year, and by the way. there are not a few grandchildren down in that neck of the wondrefu! pro- j gressive and hospitable section of j Clarendon county known as Pa nola, Pinewood and Sumimerton. ! That section always looks good, ? but it is going to look "gooder" on 1 July 4th*. believe me. ''E. I. K." The National Bank OF Si M i I Capital $300,000 STRONG AND f The Motf Painstaking SER % % (iive us the Pleasure I ? The Bank of the <$> f C. G. ROWLAND, Pros. AIDES' OF DE VALE RA ARE NOT AT LIBERTY Discussion of Proponed Conference Calls At tention to Irish leader* in Jail Dublin, .Tune _L ibj chf Asso ciated Press). ? The annoiwice : it ;i made by sir Jaines Craig the Fls r premier, thai he must con >,:!: ?virSi his cabinet before reply ing to che invitation of Prime .Minister Lloyd George to a con ference between ihe leaders of the Irish factions and the government lias directed attention to the fact thai four members of Eamonn De Val era's cabinet are in jail. The Countess Georgiana Markievich. minister of labor, and Robert Mar ton, who uro ander sentences of :>< aai servitude, and Arthur Grif fith, founder of the Sinn Fein, and Prof. John McNeill, president of the Sinn Fein Volunteers, who have bete! held .since last autumn without charges being preferred is gain, st them. The opinion was expressed in high Sinn Fein circles today that Mr. L>e Valera would request an opportunity to consult with them and that should Sir James Craig's cabinet consider a general meet ing of the northern parliament; members desirable De Valera would makp the same claim as re gards the Dail Eireann and ask for the release of all its impris oned members. In both offcial and Sinn Fein circles De Valera's accentance of Mr. Lloyd George's invitation is regarded as probable. ?+~+?m Fl Paso. June 27.?Aviators Da vid. R. Davis and Eric Springer, who left Riverside, Cal., at 6 a. m. today; in an attempted non-stop flight to New York, descended at Fori Bliss, Texas, at 3:55 p. nr. Maj. L. G. Reffenman, commander of the first surveillance group, '?rid Lib aviators were forced to land apparently because of engine trouble. The aviators said they would continue their flight tomorrow. Thev said rhev expected to land at Mineola Field, L. [., within 22 hours after leaving. Engine trouble forced their landing, thev added. Some people call Dempsey a big bum. Mav mean "bomb." <?> oi SoutK Carolina f rp.R, s. c. t Surplus and Profits $280,000 | PROGRESSIVE I I VICE with COURTESY ? I of Serving i<& Rank and File EARLE ROWLAND, Cashier | You can't beat a Camel, because you can't beat the tobacco that goes into Camels. That's why Camels are the choice of men who know and love fine tobacco. They know what makes Camels so smooth, so fragrant and mellow-mild. They'll tell you that the expert Camel blend of choice Turkish and Domestic tobaccos makes a ciga rette smoke you can't equal?no matter what you pay. But it doesn't take an expert to tell Camel quality. You'll spot it the very first puff. Try Camels yourself. CHEAPER TRA .'S SEORTaTI^ON On July 1 there will hi i leduc lion of 10 pei cent on railroad farerr in the eastern provinces of Canada. There was a similai cut at the first oi.' the year. The two cuts together bring Canadian railway fares hack to a normal level If they can do it in Canada, why not here' rtie railroads complain thf they have no assurance that reduction of freight and passenger rates will bring- any marked increase of bus iness. Yet they also complain that they are losing money as things go today. If things are as hope less s they appear under present conditions, why not try changing the conditions? Railroad wages have been cut. The materials required in the ope ration of railroads have been re duced in price. The public has a right to expect that a reduction in freight and passenger rate:; will ollow before long. Shaw wants people to live 10 00 years. Some married folks do. When wild wave meets mar celled wave?i;'s an accident.! Notice of Application for Final Discbarge Estate of Mary R. Lawrence, p c g 3. s (1 On July 22. 1921, T will applv to the Judge of Probate for Sum ter County. S. C. for a Final Dis charge as Executor of said estate. Jake I. Brogdon, Executor. June 21. 1921. Xotiee to Debtors and Creditors. All persons having claims or de mands against the estate of A. M. Andrews. Deceased, will present them to the undersigned duly at tested, and all persons indebted to said estate will make payment to the undersigned. Mrs. Lou Van Andrews. Executrix. Sumter, S. C. R. 1. Bicycle tires from $1.75 up at Hatfield & Cato. E. liberty St. ? ? ? \OTT( E. Pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Sumter Race Track Association, a corpor ation, a meeting of the stockhold ers of the said Association is hereby called, to be held at the office of Anchor Motor Company, on West Libertv Street in the citv of Sumter, S~. C on the 29th day of July. 1921. at ten o'clock a. m.. for thp purpose of considering a resolution to surrender the char ter of the said corporation. S: K. ROWLAND. June 28. 1921. ' President. WANT COLUMN One Cent a Wor4 WANTED ? Logging, contractor. We have 100 thous?ncWeef guni logs cut in Lyneh's River swamp 2. 1-2 miles from Wisackv. Lee county. S. C. Will pay $10.00 per thousand feet for hauling and loading on Coast Line cars at Wisacky. Contractor must furnish all "necessary equipment and complete work promptly. The Sumter Hardwood Co., Sumter. S. C. WANTED?Your. clothes for cleaning, pressing and dyeing. We give reasonably quick ser-> vice, fire insurance and presr by steam thereby protecting you against scorching .and burn mg.: ;vfe i proteet yoifr 5 interest I .fl^tjn7- charges are moderate. ' nB?^o.'iahyth:feg?'in -cleaning ? a^ySJJBSbiK;tiiat can . be. done'..in Sttm'tpEf:;y7ti&?''? ' fca%no.t :?o, - ' it wrllvbe .'jlone; ?ro&lii't."^VVe" do not claim, to do 'everything and will so advise you. Inexperi enced hnnds can easily ruin your delicate garments in the pro cess of imperfect dry cleaning. Call on us for advice. Bee and Dee Company. Phone 747. Agents Footer's Dye Works. AY ANTED ? You to know that when you have your delicate dresses cleaned, that dry clean ing is not effective with*all ma terials and that some fabrics must necessarily be otherwise treated. You will run a risk in trusting them with inexperienc ed self styled cleaners. Let us send them to Footers, the lead ing cleaners of America. Bee & Dee Company. 28 W. Liberty St. WANTED?To rent rive or six room house, close in. T. R. Evans. Jr., 6 W. Bartlett St. WANTED?To do your dry clean ing. If you have an article you wan; properly dry cleaned, at a reasonable price. Phone No. 11.??. We are also making specia/ rates on fancy washes, launder ed readv for use. Jennings and Revill, No. 9 W. Hampton. WANTED?P;ano pupils for the summer months by a graduate of the musical department of Winthron College. Miss Annie Churchill, Phone 948L. WANTED Gentlemen's clothing, including Palm Beach, for clean ing and pressing. Steam press er, no scorching. Fire insurance protects your clothes for their adjusted value. Bee and Dee Com pan v. Phone 747. 28 West Libertv St. LOST LOST?Star and Crescent Pin Set with emeralds and diamonds. Cash reward for return to T. B. Boyle. LOST?One blue serge coat, lost from fire truck, June 18th. Find er please return to Item Office. FOR RENT FORRENT?Furnished room with modern conveniences. Apply 24 Kendrick St. Phone 0^:L FOR KENT Five room house, sleeping porch and uath. All conveniences and cl >*e in. Call C.50-J. !FOR RENT?A second floor/apari I yi&Xil.. jnriTTs*Set? or unfurnished at 329 W. Hampton ; FOR RENT To couple without children, two nice unfurnished rooms. Good locality. All con veniences. Rent reasonable. A p. ply Rooms, care The Item._ j FOR RENT?Nice flat with all conveniences. Phone 1U28 or cal lat 10 E. Oakland Ave. FOR RENT?Lower floor of house partly furnished. All outside premises including two lots. Phone 520-L. -. ? - I - , FOR SALE FOR SALE?Six room' residence, bath and two halls; all modern conveniences. 110 X. Purdy. Price $6.500. Also nice corner lot. Purdy and Haynsworth. 120 feet front by 21") deep. Price $1.650.00. Can arrange terms. J. Lern King. FOR SALE?One Ford touring car,, used about 90 days. See price before yen buy. .j. H. Mc Collum. FOR SALE?90 day velvet beans $1.75 per bushel. Phone 1<>92. C. L. Strauss. FOR SALE?Mixed peas. Have a few bushels left. Phone 1092. C. L. Strauss. FOR SALE?Cow peas. Irons. Brabhams, clays and mixed. J. J. Brennan, Sumt er. S. C. FOR SALE?Collard plants and Salvia. Late tomato plants now readv for putting out. some blight proof. At 320 Hampton Ave. Phone Xo. 2. BUSINES NOTICES NOTICE?Distributors of Brace fords will be carried on in the state of South Carolina by Ralph Hill. Xo. 5 Caldwell street, he hind postoffice. NOTICE?Cash paid for pine logs, if interested, write Box 10(1, Sumter, S. C. FRE DIRT?We are excavating for new building in rear of old Osteen Pub. Co.. building, and any one desiring dirt to fill in low lots can obtain a large quantity .by applying to Contrac tor Harper on the lot. Enter from SiDiater street through the O'Donnell lor. C. P. & H. G.' Osteen. 6-28-6t Baby Likes It It seems so much inure like food than medicine. (Exactly What the Name Implies) Excellent for Sour Stomach? Indigestion? Dysentery? Diarrhoea? Contains no opiate?Does not constipate. At all Drug Stores. Kuykendal Chemical Co., Rock Hill, C. ' Raise Your Own . 300 Boars, Gills, Pigs ai Bargain Prices to L and Meet ti Our Herd Boars were sired by Inter nationa! and Atlanta Grand Champions. Our sows are big type, hardy and pro duce big litters. Every animal ad vertised has been im munized for Hog Cholera. Visit my plant and make your own se lection. If you can not come, write, and your inquiry will re ceive personal atten tention. L. D. JEf> Sumter, Sow XO1 ICL?H?v in i p?rl n s c pive more registered Guernseys we can supply a Tew more custo mers with cur r>h Guernsey milk, skim anil* and cream. Ask vour neighbor who uses our milk then ask the driver for a samph or phon* 639. Gomecock . Dair>. CIVIL SERVICE?examinations f orclerks for postal mail service and government departments. Men, women, over IT. $.120 month. Experience ^ unneces sary. For free particulars, write J. Leonard (former Civil .Ser vice examiner.. 1180 Equitably ?Dldg.. Washington. D. C. ALL?Phone orders will be given prompt attention by phonin ; The Ladies' Shop. 190. Mrs. Reisker, face ami hair special ist. Also manicuring. KODAKERS?Correct <]<?? eloping means better pictures. Send your kodak films to us and aret the best. Columbia Studio. 1423 Main Street. Columbia, S. C. Write for price list. Hemstitching .and .Piloting At tachment, works on any sew ing machine. $2.50. S threading needles. 2-">c package. Mutual Sales Co., Box 934 Charlotte. X. C. DIXIE GEM COAL?Our car of large clean block coming. Place your order quick and save $1.00 per ton. Geo. V. Eoperson & Son. BUSINESS DIRECTORY Welding Gears Sprocket wheels, fly wheels, pulleys, a^d other important parts o? ma chinery requires the most painstaking care, skill, training, judgment, ex perience and keen eye* sight. These facilities we offer you in our weld . ing work at prices which j are fair and based or real j service. I Evans Welding Co. ! W. Eartlette Phone 335 ? Your Piano Have It Tuned. C. H. CURTIS Phone 598 You Will Save Money by Purchasing Your TOBACCO FLUES at The SUMTER ROOFING & SHEET METAL WORKS Office and Works 11 Council Street PHONE 1074 We Put New Teeth on Your Stripped Fly Wheels ASK HOW IT'SJDONE Work Called For 'and De livered Side ell-Richardson Motor & Weidi rig Company Phone 379 Registered Dur?cs I id Shoais For Sale at 4 ntroduce Our Stock ie Demands. Clip this coupon and mail tc day. # is L. D. JENNINGS, % Sumter. South Carolina Please send me price list, description and guarantee about the Registered Du rocs that 1 have marked with ? an X below, all without obli- x gat ion to me. v f Name _ <?? Address?P. O. _ R. P. D. _State_ $ Young Boars .S50 to $150 Hoars For Service S2<> to *.>0 Bred Gilts $50 iu $150 Young Gdts $20 to $5t) I Purebred Barrows <^ $10 to $10 I - ( rated FOB S unit er % _ ? I i NINGS rA Carolina