Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Watchman and Southron Entered at the Post office at Sum te*, S. C as Second Class fatter. PERSONAL. Mrs. H. J. Lawrence has just r^- j turned from Greenville where she | has been spending several days. Mrs. Tbos H. Lever of Darling ton spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs. Henry'*Lo wry oh E. Calhoun St. Mr. H. B. Coohdge and Miss Pauline Neville, of Savannah. Ga., ? are .visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Cfclirtwright. . - ~ Mr. W. M. Bird and son of In dianapolis. Ind., are visiting Mrs. W. Y. L. Marshall on Broad St. Mrs. W. y. L. Marshall and family have returned from ' the mountains, and are expecting ? visit from.her brother and family of In dianapolis. Miss .Carrie Marshall of Sumter, is still .enjoying her visit to New York where she has been1 tor the past month. Mr. Archie Phelps, after spend ing a month with his parents in Miami, Fla.,' and Visiting' ' Bimini, Nassau, and other islands 'Of the Bahama group, passed through the city last night en route to Wash ington and Lee University, where he will be a junior during the coming session and assistant Reg istrar in the Administrait?n. Miss Jessie Copes of Orangeburg is visiting Miss Gladys Wells. Mrs. Bessie /Hunt and daughter, Miss Helen, are spending awhile in Charlotte, N. C. Mrs: W. H. Pate is visiting rela tives in New York. Miss Maude Brad ham has re turned from Rid&eway, where she attended the Kennedy-Davis wed ding. _ Mr. .Martin Kelley has returned from South Georgia. He made the trip in an automobile, a distance of over a thousc nfl miles, without a. ,puneture or any other trouble. Captain Kelley says it was a won derful trip. Mrs. R. A. Dixon has returned from Columbia. Misses Maude and Alline Brad ham win leave for Washington this evening. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Wilder and son. ateo Mrs. E. H. Rhame, mo tored to the mountains of North Carolina last week. . Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Joyner, Sr., to. the/ delight of their many friends, have moved back to Sum ter to live. :'?'.??? Mr. W. M. Folsom left Sunday morning through the country for ! Henderson^le, North Carolina, to I -join his family < to spend the restj ot the. summer- at Kanuga Lake Inn. .??' - Miss Marie Roessier is. spending her: ..vacation at Hendersonville, N, Mrs. May and Freda Thomas and Eloise. Brown' havie* returned' -home after spending some time in Gam-'] den* withr friends. - ?'iv.'b? Mrs. R, K. Brown, of Sumter has returned home after visitirig her sister in Atlanta, Ga Mr. * and Mrs. R. W. Beatty and daughter Ruth have returned from Charlotte where they spent their vacation. >0'! Mr. Geo, W. Hutchinson, of the D. J. Chandler Clothing~Co.,' left Tuesday afternoon for New York in the interest -of the firm.' ' ' '" \ Mr. T. H. Clarke, of the .Sumter Dry Goods ?o., has gone to New York on business for the firm. Mr. Roberts C. Blanding has re turned from Asheville after a stay of several weeks* Mrs. D. P. McLaurin and daugh ter Gertrude, of^Mullins, are spend ing a few days with the Misses Wit- j son cn Broad St. Misses Helen and Nell Com- i mander .are ; visiting in. Florence. I Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Commander ! spent the week-end in Fl<Jrence. Mr. J. P. .Commander was in Co- j lumbia Wednesday attending a j meeting of the monumental deal- | era of North and South Carolina. Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Snauss left yesterday for Atlantic City to spend the remainder of *he summer. Mrs. X.'B. Hicks is hostess to the following guests Mrs. J. C. Hub bard, her daughter Miss Helen and her sons, of Marion; Mrs. Dr. W. BV Hicks and children, of Tim monsville; Mrs. C. . J. Timmons, Mrs. W. R. Johnson and children of Florence. : ' Mr. E. R. Murray, President the j Association for the Blind of South j Carolina is moving to Columbia, Miss Evelyn Shirer who has [ been spending some time in Colum- ! bia with her sister Mrs. E. O. ? Black is at home again. Mr. Jos. M. Chandler has re- j turned from a business trip- to I New York. Mr. Chandler says that j pi-ices are advancing and that con- j ditions in the business world are i showing signs of improvement. Mrs. F. E. Renfrew and little j am, Fred, left today for Sullivan's j Island where htey will spend two ! weeks. Killing at Paxville "Tuesday night'Zeke " Wilder, ne gA>, shot and killed a negro named Way at Paxville and then made his escape. Way was shot through the heart with a pistol and died almost immediately. The hunt for the negro continued all through the night but up to this time no word of his capture has been re ceived. Very few particulars are available at this time. i ? m m Death. Sunday night Mr. M. J. Jackson of the Cain's Mill section died sud denly at his home. Mr. Jackson had been in' good health for some time preceding the fatal attack Sunday night and it was ? great shock to his many friends, to learn of his death. The funeral was held Monday morning at the cemetery at Cain's Mill. - The Sumter Hardwood company, which has not been running for some time past will resume oper ations on the 29th of August. Sweet Potato As Real Money Crop North Carolina Land Owners Are Informed of Needs for Handling the Crop In view of the report on the sweet potato situation by the mana ger of the South Carolina Develop ment Board at a conference here a few days ago, the following from the North Carolina Land Owners* Association is of interest: The sweet potato crop in North Carolina the year 1919, was valued at $13.000,000, and it is stated by competent authorities that at least 50 per cent of the crop was lost or wasted through failure to provide adequate curing and storgae facili ties. In other words, approximate ly six million dollars was l?st dur ing the year 1919 by the sweet po tato growers of North Carolina, re sulting not only in a great loss to the producer, but also deprivingrthe great mas*, of consumers of the pleasure and privilege of getting an adequate supply of this important food at reasonable prices. To elim inate this frightful waste, we must establish curing houses and proper storage facilities. North Carolinians are too sensi ble to allow such a condition to longer exist and farmers will add greatly to their wealth by applying the system of cooperating mar keting to the sweet potato industry and in making proper provision for saving the crop after it is made. There is a big demand the year around for the sweet potato in this State, and there are markets in the North and West for all of our sur plus crop. Will sweet potatoes pay the farmer? Read the following figures compiled by the United States De partment of Agriculture, showing average crop values per acre in North Carolina for the year 1920: One acre corn.? $ 25.99 One acre cotton_. 38.25 One acre wheat_ 24.58 One acre cow peas..29.81 Total_$113.66 One acre sweet potatoes_$119.70 ' The above statement issued by the United States Department of Agriculture shows that four acres in corn, cotton, wheat and cow peaSj, did not yield combined, as much to the farmer as the one acre qf sweet potatoes, and is conclusive evidence that the sweet potato is one "of the best money crops for North Carolina farmers. It has been demonstrated time and again that our soil and e&mate are espec ially adapted to the;,growing ~6t sweet potatoes and farmers are urg-v ed to ^niaike ? eareful; investigation pT the possibilities of the sweet po tato as a money crop. Coopera tive marketing" and proper storage will make the sweet potato a lead- ! ihg money crop of the South?it] will beat cotton and tobacco any j year: This association has valu-j able -information on the building! of curing plants and the proper j handling of the sweet potato which j will'"be furnished to any farmer or j merchant who may be interested. The State Department of Agricul ture at Raleigh or your" county; farm agent will furnish you much valuable information on request. | The sweet potato means diversifi cation and more money for the farmer. ? Who Will Be Postmaster? Five Candidates Now Report ed To Be in the Field The Republican directors of the postofhce department seem to find it no easier to decide who shall be appointed postmaster for the city of Sumter than did their Democrat ic predecessors. For more than two years Assistant Postmaster T. S. Doar?who has acceptably filled that position for more than fifteen years:?has been in charge of "the postofhce in the capacity cf Acting Postmaster. Mr. Doar was recom mended for appointment as post master immediately that a vacancy occurred and it is a matter 'of rec 'ord here and in the department at Washington that he has prac tically the unanimous indorsement of the people of Sumter without re spect to politics, race or sex. The civil service commission, and the postoffice department have had representatives here several times?at least three or four sepa rate occasions?ifm make an inves tigation of the situation and ascer tain the sentiment of the patrons of the office respecting the several applicants for appointment. Only last week representatives of the civil service commission and post office department spent a day in the city making an investigation, j They, interviewed the several can- I didates, called on a number of busi- j ness men arid other patrons of the office and made a general inquiry J as to the reputation and qualifica tions and acceptability cf the ap- ; plioants. Of course these gentle- j men gave out no statement and nothing was saiu to indicate the results of the inquiry, but it was learned indirectly that since the change of administration at Wash ington new candidates for the po sition of Postmaster have entered I the field. It ts stated that the can- j didates now listed are: Acting Post master T. S. Doar, Major j. Wes ley Bradford, Former Postmaster Geo. L>. Shor.>, Mr. J. W. Carroll of Sumter, and Mr. .1. R. Ball, of Wcdgefiold. When the appointment will Ix- made and who will be the appointee no one knows. But it could be easily settled by leaving it to a vote of all the patrons of the office. -. ? ? ? The English flag was the only thing the sun never set on until Henry Ford came along. -? ? ? These .ire the days we will wish for in a fe*v months. The German Peace Treaty Text Not Made Public, But It is Said to Embody Some Sections of Versailles Treaty Washington, Aug. 24.?The new treaty with Germany was laid be fore members of the senate foreign relations committee today and was received by them with some ex pressions of uncertainty but with a general show of approval. The text of the treaty was not made public pending word of its signature in Berlin, but it became known that the document reaffirms features of the peace resolution and gives force to various portions of the unratified treaty of Versailles. A first impression of approval was voiced by Republicans and Democratic committeemen, alike, and although final decisions were reserved there appeared little pros pect tonight that the treaty would lead to a long bitter fight when it is submitted formally for ratifica tion. Its submission is expected as soon as the senate reassembles a month hence after the congression al recess. Among the first to express a fa vorable opinion from the Democra tic side was Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, who, as senior Demo cratic member of the committee, led the fight for ratificat.'on of the Versailles treayt. Declaring he had received a "very favorable" im pression of the newly negotiated pact, Mr. Hitchcock said he saw no reason why it should not be ratified promptly. Similar views were expressed privately by other Democrats, although none wuold talk for publication. ' Among the Republican^members of the committee the only discour agement was presented by the attitude of Senators Borah of Ida ho and Johnson of California. The latter is absent from Washington, and Senator Borah had not a word to say until he had the opportuni ty for further study of the treaty. All the other Republican commit teemen are said to have agreed to support ratification. ?? Heavy Reduction in Cotton Acreage : The Cotton Belt has this year recorded an unprecedented change in the ratios of the acreage devoted to leading crops. A change of 5 per cent in the country-wide acre age of a major crop is unusual, 10 per cent js rare, and 15 per cent is unknown except under extraordi nary, .circumstances, such as arose during the war, or in the case of fall-sown grains when severe win ter killing may result in extreme .changes. Cotton Acreage Cut 2.8 Per Cent. The 10 . leading-, cotton states. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Miss issippi,. Louisiana, Texas, Okla homa, and Arkansas, have cut their cotton 10,194,000 acres, 28 per cent, .from last year, according to figures compiled by the Bureau of Markets and .Crop Estimates, United States Department of Agriculture. In addition they reduced rice 450,000 acres, or 39 per cent and tobacco 2^2,000- acres, or 32 per cent, a to tal reduction for these three crops was 10,906,000 acres. These re ductions, which were due to the unsatisfactory prices for last year's crops resulting from financial de flation, coupled with heavy stocks and lessened buying, are partly off set by increases in the acreages of staple food and feed crops in these States. Corn shows a gain of 4,521,000 acres, or 13 per cent; wheat 607, 000 acres, or 10 per cent; oats 740.000 acres, or 13 per cent; hay 413,000 acres, or 5 per cent; sorg hum and cane 79,000 acres; or 10 per cent; and potatoes 123,000 acres, or 10 per cent; a total in crease in these six crops of 6.483, 000 acres. Further offsets to the remaining difference of 4.423,000 acres exist in increased plantings of cow peas, soy beans, velvet beans, and other less .important crops. Alabama alone reported increased plantings of 834.000 acres of the three crops named, but these are largely planted in with corn and are, therefore, included in the acreage of that crop. Cultivate More Land Than Before War. The larger part of the 4,423.000 acres unaccounted for has gone back into pasture or is left idle. The land in cultivation during the past few years has been consider ably in excess of the plantings in the pre-war period, the area under cultivation in the United States id 1920 having been about 10 per cent greater than the average acreage tilled for the years 1910-1914. The net reduction in the cotton States still .leaves in cultivation a larger acreage than before the war.? Wreekly News Letter. X. A. Boyajian, Attorney at Law. Columbia, Aug. 23.?The first foreign born to practice law in South Carolina, and one of the first in the state, hung out his shingle here this week, reading, "N. A. Boyajian, attorney at law." Mr. Boyajian is well known throughout South Carolina, for he lias spoken in every county and in practically every town of the state, having for a year or more been field represen tative of the Near Hast relief. Mr. Boyajian has had a remark able career. He is an Armenian. His parents were killed by uk Turks, his home devastated, and he joined the Armenian army to fight the terrible Turk. When the world war started he came to America to join the American army and he was sent to France. He is a graduate of the Euphrates Uni versity of his home land, and is also a law graduate of the Univer sity of South Carolina, in the class of 1920. He is very popular in ?'o lumhia and his friends predict his immediate success. Gen. Semienoff in Siberia i Japanese View of the Situa i tion Peking, Aug. 22.?Copies of of i fioial telegrams sent by General '. Tachibana of the Japanese expe I ditionary force in Vladivostok, to I his superiors in Tokyo, indicate to ! some extent the interest felt in the j effort of Semienoff to reestablish j himself in Siberia, and in the for j tunes of Baron Unger-Stemberg in . Mongolia. Opposition by the con j sular corps at Vladivostok to Sem | ienoff's return to power, coupled ! with antagonism to hi -t in the Jap j anese army itself, has created a j situation which the Japanese j commander declares has forced J an ''attitude of conciliation" toward the Far Eastern Republic, and has caused the Japanese com* mund to alter its plans for opera ? tions in Siberia. Both telegrams were dated June 20. The first, addressed to Gener al Ouikhara, Tokyo, is as follows: "In view of Seo's (a Japanese officer on Semienoffs staff) reports in regard to continuance of nego tiations between the Merkuloff gov ernment and Ataman Semienoff. I am taking an attitude of 'expecta tion.' I have informed Sto that my attitude would hange as soon as the Mongolian group opens gener al activities and shows some actual results in the Transbaikalia region. The present situation, I believe, is due to the underground work of some of the extreme radical par ties supported by the whole per sonnel of the Vladivostok consuls. They are entirely igoorant of the real Russian question and are be ing led by the American represen ? tative who has adopted an irre ' eoncilable attitude toward our in j fluence in the Far East. I have [ commenced negotiations to coun i teract this movement with several i of the non-socialist groups and ex j pect to find a peaceful way out of j the present situation which is very J precarious to the budget question for the Siberian expeditionary force." The second dispatch, sent by Gen. Tachibana 10 General Sudzuki, Tokyo, four hours later on the same day, follows: "From all my reports to the su preme military council you may ?udge whether the situation is truly abnormal .so far as our expediation ary corps is concerned. Among ouf own forces a group has formed which is opposed to Ataman Sem ienoff and is supporting the oppo sition in the army and among the people. Their position'is strength ened by the consular corps whose members have adopted a hostile at titude toward Semienoff. ' "The general situation now tends j to force its back to an attitude of conciliation with regard to the' Far Eastern Republic -which an nuls the plan worked out. .The.po [ sition in which we find the Mo'n (golian army, so small in numbers j that .it is out of all proportion to j the area of territory occupied and ? to the military operations on thr^e j fronts, naturally delays the solu ! tion of the Semienoff problem. "The appropriation as assigned i by the budget, confirmed by the Su preme Military Counil, to support the Semienoff units, is exhausted. This condition I ascribe to the fre quent changes made in our pro ' gram and the hesitating attitude J adopted by the Military Council as j to putting an end to non-interfer J ence in Russian domestic affairs. ; The delay in making a decision may j bring very undesirable ^onse j quences. The situation of our army j demands an immediate clearing up j in regard to the Russian question, j Knowing your point of view I re j quest you to use your influence in ! the matter." Panama is Ready To Give Battle ! Panama, Aug. 22.?(By th As sociated Press).?Panama is pre ! pared and ready to repel the Costa j Ricans should they invade the dis ! puted Coto territory. No definite j action will be taken, however, until j it has been learned what attitude I the United States government will I adopt toward Panama in the event the Pan am ans o ppose the tal vlng over of Coto by the Costa Ricans. While United States marines were sailing southward today to stand by when Costa Rica marches her forces into the tiny bit of terri tory whose ownership Panama has so earnestly and long contested, of ficials here expressed the opinion I they would have a pleasant cruise j and probably never lire a shot, i Armed men to the number of 150 I have been ordered to proceed to j Coto from David. They wdll take i with them ten machine guns j which were purchased in United i States last April. I Secretary of Government and I Justice Alfaro has given orders to i Chief of Police Arango to hold the j entire police force of Panama and i Colon in readiness to march to Coto. Identical orders have been sent the heads of the police forces in interior towns. Mayors have been ordered to re vise their volunteer lists and to ad vise their men to be ready for an emergency. -? ? ? Cotton Fire in Hartsvillc. ETartsville, Aug. 22. ? At 12 o'clock last night fire of unknown origin broke out in the warehouse of tin- IJartsville Warehouse and Compn ss company, of which ?mesj 1 >. Simmer is president, und destroyed 1,000 bales of cotton valued :it between $75,000 and $100,000. Just hew much insur ance was carried on the cotton is not known. The cotton belonged mostly to farmers of this section and had been stored. Tiie lire company did splendid work and battled for hours trying to control the flames, which were sufficiently extinguished today to allow the charred bales to be mov ed about. NEW YORK COTTON. Ystdys Open High Low Close Close Jan .14.7." 15.44 14.66 l.".::.? 14.53 Meh. 14.S5 15.47 14.77 15.46 34.67 ; May .14.HI) 15.OS 14.S3 15.47 14.75 Oet .14.28.15.20 14.22 14.95 14.12 i Dee .14.72 15.40 14.60 15.29 14.4G Spots 85 up; middling 15.on. NEW ORLEANS COTTON Y'st'dy's Open High Low Close Close ; Jan _ 14.3ff 15.14 14.33 15.00 14.24 I Meh . 1 4.45 1 5.1 3 1 4.44 1 5.05 14.34 [May.14.64 15.17 14.5S 15.15 14.42 j Oct .13.95 34.vSt; 13.92 14.6S 13.so I Dee .14.25 15.00 14.20 14.HI 14.10 Spots loo up; middling 14.13. LIVERPOOL COTTON January. 9.66 March .. _. .. _.._ 0.66 May... __ .. ._ 9.02 July ..... 9.57 October. 9.68 December .. ._. 9.69 Sales 3 0,000. Receipts, none. Middling 9.28. Good middling, 10.08. COTTON LETTER (Furnished by MacDowell & Co.) New Orleans. Aug. 25.?Having i become alarmed at last regarding I the outlook- for a very small cotton I crop this year, probably the small i est in ?5 years, trade buying made i its appearance in a large volume : today, futures .ajid spots being in ; good request, at prices very much j higher than yesterday. Advices from Texas are to effect j that the drouth continues to hurt I the crop and that farmers expect j 15 cents basis, of middling in the Inear future. As a result ,only about j one half of the recipts are heing of i fered for sale, balance Udng held j for higher prices. I Present indications are that i west of the .Mississippi river will I not make as much as did Texas j alone last year, which was 4.345, ; 000 bales. In . fact private advices i indicate that the whole belt this I year will makf only about as much I as Louisiana, Arkansas. Oklahoma ! and Texas produced last year which ' was 7.2S2.000 bales which would j compare with 13,366.000 for the [ whole belt last year, linters exclud ! ed. Rumors are current that there is a strong demand for spots here and in Texas today with the local market likely to be quoted about 75 points up or near the 14 cents level for middling. There hasjdevelope.d..a strong de mand of 4ate for cotton,/goods ins the northern markets, tradPng being especially lively in New York and j Fall ? River ? where prices are^ ad-:, j vancing. I Retailers, merchants, jobbers and j spinners are gradually becoming I much concerned as to the probabil j ity of values for goods aiid raw cot ! ton advancing to higher levels per haps.,to.-a much \iigher level eyen-. tually which accbunt-s for the re vival in the demand for the staple I and the finished product. ? In event of the crop turning out to be as small as now predicted and j in event of. consumption by the world of American cotton increas ing to 12,500,00 0 bales this season against 10,500,000 bales last season, which is probable of realization the burdensome .carryover of last year and most of this year's crop will have vanished by next summer to the next summer to the extent of reducing the world's surplus of American to almost famine propor tions. The situation has changed in its entirety compared with last season the weak position of last year hav ing been transferred into one of strength this season due mainly to the ravages of boll weevil. GRAIN LETTER (Furnished by MacDowell & Co.) Wheat Wheat prices ranged higher and j while there were several dips below yesterday's finish the undertone ? was strong. The passage of the bill I designed to aid exports of farm ! products was the main influence land while it was ignored for a 'while early it became effective to ?ward the last. The War Finance I Corporation said that negotiations [would probably be closed within a ifew days for the financing of 14, j?GO.DOO bushels wheat mainly from the Pacific Northwest. Export de I mand at the seaboard was only fair and sales here were much smaller than of late. Locals sentiment was I rather mixed up leaned toward the 'buying side and there was lack of 'selling pressure at times. Corn Corn showed a stronger under gone with persistent commission I house lmying of Sept., and sell ing of December industrial demand 'for cash is good and no change was shown in the basis'in the sample market despite large offerings to arrive from the country with pur chases estimated at around 750.-: 000 bushels. Lids to arrive for 3o j day shipment were advanced half cent. Crop reports show little change although excessive heat in parts of the southwest led to some icompalints from that section. Oats. ! Oats dull but firm in sympathy ! with corn. Charleston. Aug. 22.?The first [movement of tobacco abroad from [this port this season took place in the sailing of the S. S. Chattanooga for Liverpool, with several hundred : tierces of the valuable weed. The port terminals to take a part car go. also, ot tobacco, along with cot ton which will l>e delivered at Bri tish ports. Charleston has develop ed an impoitant traffic in export ling to bacco. and it is believed that [last year's record of some $10.000. i ooo worth of tie- fragrant leaf will he considerably surpassed this year. Excellent storage and shipping fa cilities have brought this port into prominence as a tobacco exporting center. Russian Scien tists Study Two Noted Foreigners Spend i Day at Experimental Farm Florence, Aug. 24.?The fame of Florence as the center of scienti fic cotton breeding research of the world was attested further yester day afternoon, when two eminent and famous Russians, probably the most notable foreign visitors that ?ever came to Florence, spent the afternoon here inspecting this local work. Tin- visitors were Profes sor Arthur do Jaczewski, lord ! chamberlain to tin- court of the late Czar, and Professor X. 1. Yavi lov, editor in chief of the Russian Phytopathologien! Society. These genlteraen were interested primarily in plant breeding against I disease. Their part-eular object in coming to Florence, which, with [one other place, is the only point of call in the Southern states, was |to see tile demonstration of disease resisting ??red plants, as practiced in wiit resistant cotton. For the entire afternoon, they were in charge of Mr. L. O. Watson, who, ; because of his work in breeding j wilt resistant varieties of cotton, ;including a long staple plant, is rated among the foremost scien tists of the United States. included among their creden tials, is the following introduction from the Dhited States repartment ; of agriculture, that gives, one a ; better idea of their distinguished position in the world of fame and (science. "Professor Arthur de Jaczewski is one of the leading scientists of Europe, having specialized in plant pathology. He was former head of [the Bureau of .Mycology and Phy topathology of Petrograd and Lord Chamberlain to the court of the , late Czar. At present, he is pres ident of the Russian Phytopathol jogical Society and in'charge of the I Mycological and Phytopathologi en! Laboratory at Petrograd; is the author of numerous publications on 1 fungi and plant diseases. Profes isor Jaczewski enjoys a world wide reputation in his held of scientific [.work, and he is personally known ; to various representatives of this department who have visited Rus : sia and to whom he has rendered signal services in connection with their investigations there. Profes sor Jaczewski was invited by the American Phytopathologien! So ciety to attend its meetings held July 19-22, 1D21, at St. Paul, Minn., 'and Fargo. X. D.. and endeavored to reach this country in time for those meetings, but delays in the' issue Of-passports, etc., ; prevented' ! his arrival Until after the meeting had been held. ', 1 "Professor X. I. Vavilov is a ce real specialist and' mycologist and Professor at Moscow) and Editor in j Chief of the Prussian 'Phytop?tho' I logical Society. His mission'is .the jsame as that of Professor 'Jacew*-' Sk? ? ? \: ::? -'-V: The distinguished visitors : deft [Florence last night for Washington. |D. C. where they are. to confer ' with Secretary Hoover, of. Com merce, who has requested the m<e?t ;ing. From .Washington, they- are (going to Cornell, Wisconsin. Ca&r: jfornia and < tiier leading scientific, [plant breeders.of the United States, {including Funk, the corn king of Illinois. They expect to be in the United States.about two months, ; when they will visit ' England, , France, Holland. Italy, and other ' continental countries. I Both gentlemen talked enter tainingly, of the Russia of today, [the conditions there, some of their [experiences as former high offici |als of the monarchy, and the out ! look. While they regard conditions : in Russia today as uncertain, and often bordering on the chaotic. ;they feel that they probably are not , worse than would be expected in any other country in which the government and established order of things had been overthrown. They are optimistic over the out look and believe that within a year, j or so. Russia probably will have settled down to a stable basis again. Referring to their difficulties and delays at procuring passports, [they stated they had to sign 212 papers to procure the passports. ; Under the existing order of things in Russia, their families now are virtually held responsible for their j proper return. BRIGHT BLAZE ON MANNING AVE. i _ Monday night about 11 o'clock a house owned by a negro woman named Jones was burned to the ground. The house was situated just out of the city limits on a lit - ; tie side street that is off of Man ning avenue, and the firemen were unable to reach the burning struc ture with their hose. The house was completely demolished and very little was saved. Another house situated directly opposite from tin- burning house was in danger for some time but by hard work with the water buckets it was prevented from catching on tire. c> <? o Plan For Conference. j A get-together meeting of all j business men and farmers to plan and devise means of marketing (Ub er money crops besides cotton is tailed to meet at the court house. August 29th at 10:30 a. m. Among other things it is plan ned to complete tin- organization of the company to buy and sell hay. grain and live stock, to consider tin- formation of a co-operative trucking association, the construc tion of a potato curing plant, the development of tin- peach growing industry, and other timely subjects of vital interest to all in helping meet tin difficulties now confront ing tin- farming interests of the county. The meeting is called by E. S. Booth, president Chamber of Com merce: R. Ik Belser. chairman Committee o? Marketing Associa tion. i City Council Meeting -? * New Schedule of Electric Light and Power Rates Ef fective September 1st The regular meeting of council was held in the council chamber on ? Tuesday, and there were present; Mayor Jennings and Councilmen McCallum ai:d Raffield. The minutes of the regular meet ing of August 9th, and special meeting of August 12th were read and approved. Dr. S. H. iJdmunds, president of ; the V. M. C. A., together with a committee composed of Messrs. Witherspoon, Scarborough, Epps, : Walsh. Belser and others, appear ed before council in behalf of that institution, requesting a reconsider i at ion of the decision of council; some time since tu charge for wa- | ter and lights used by the Y. M. C. A. at the regular rates. After [hearing these gentlemen, each of : whom brought out the fact that the Y. M. C. A. was in urgent need of : ; assistance, council decided that be- ! ginning September 1st, 1921, this account would be charged with the j consumption of water and lights ' : each month at the regular rates, ! I and at the end of twelve months a I rebate of $800.00 would be allowed, ;' ? and any excess over and above this ! amount would have to be paid by i the Y. M. C. A. Tile city manager called council's : attention to the fact that the ac : counts against property owners for i labor and material in connection | : with making original water taps i were not being paid promptly, and council directed that in future, no water would be turned on until the j charge for such water tap had | been paid. The matter of proposed charges for lights and power was discussed and effective September 1st, 1921, the following schedule' was au thorized: For Lights Rate Total First 12 k. w. hours 1 per month. Flat ?1.70 j 12 to 25 k. w. hours, per month __.12 2.95 I 25 to 5U k. w. hours, i per month ._ .11 5.20 I 50 to 100 k. w. hours, I per month _ .10 10.20 100 to 20o k. w. hours, per month .09 18.20 2?0 to 500 k. w. hours, per month .08 40.20 500 k. w. hours and over, per month .06 '. ? For Power ,.: ? - ?;. Rate ? ?? Total First 100 .k, w...... ... , hours, per month" .OS 8.00 loo to 2*0.1) &r***-?#: ?' : ; |ho0rs\ojier53W0htA ?? ' -14:20 ?'200; tp- 500 -ki vw. ;. ..Tl.',-.-' I hours, per month .,. . ?.06..* 30.20. if00 to 1,000 k." w. ' ".: !* . ! .. r ' hours, per' month i'do * 50.'2<j I V.OOO k'. : ,r> " '? r" hour$, pejr.moitth?> ?o:.04r .8?./2?: ; "2,0 00., k.. ffr bq.urs. ,u, , ,.. . . j' and' dyer, ' p er . j-; month :'_ '_ "*'" ;0.v. ",\ j Minimum' charges per'connected I \% p.:v i texai wa ?A*** ? - 2 to<lft.hvi>. per/month l.'50 Vo to 30 h. p. per month ;>> ;;Loi) 3.0 h. p. and over, per monthj.. .50 e?unct'theh adjourned. K.n>ys -xj ?? at % a? L?l_ ? I King C? A^iitme IH 1 Paris,- Aug. 25.*-^King '-^COnstarr-' tine,, of Greece,; who is, visiting the:! battle front in Asia Minor ..became ill and was unconscious for .twenty minutes. M?N?MENT DEAL ERS' CONVENTION Columbia. Aug. 25.?Seventy five monument dealers of the two Carolinas are in Columbia for their annual convention, which began Wednesday afternoon and.adjourns Thursday r.ght. The sessions are executive. E. O. Black, chairman of the Columbia Chamber of Com merce welcomed them as visitors to the city. Thos. H. Peebles, for mer attorney geenral of the state, was also a speaker. - ? ? ?? . It costs a girl $1 to have he.r hair bobbed. There are no cheaper cuts.?Toledo Blade'. Sensational Arrest in Columbia Only Witness of KillLdg.of Po liceman Brown Under Suspicion Columbia. Aug. 24.?A sensation* al development took place in the case involving the killing of Po liceman Brown, of Columbia, when Chief of Police Striekland and Sheriff Heise, of Columbia, Tues day afternoon arrested Roy Lindler, the young white boy who has been known as the only witness to the murder ever since the killing of the popular officer last Wednesday morning. The policeman was killed on his. way home early in the morning. Lindler went to a house near the scene of the tragedy and reported that a negro had killed the officer and also shot at him. He stated that he was walking behind the policeman at the time of th? shootV ing. The policeman, he said, ask ed the prowling negro what was he doing there and the negro without a word shot. For days a posse which reached five hundred men at one time searched the woods and swamps of the upper half of the county. The search has ex tended into other counties. Young Lindler went to Charlotte to see a negro there who was ar rested. He failed to identify the man, however, and with several other details of the trail lacking,' the police placed suspicion on the young man who has helped with the hunt for the past week. He denies his guilt, but is being heH while the investigation goes on and while his part of the story is being" looked into thoroughly. -??: i Attempted Robbery Unsuccessful Amateur Burglar Gets Noth ing for Night's Work Saturday night two attempted robberies took place very close to each other, but neither one was successful. Mir. S. M. Pierson's stable office was entered and an attempt to force the safe was made. The burglar, evidently o was an amateur for the combination wa-; tiie only thing damaged. The'safe was damaged to the ' extent, of about fifty collars as the combina ?Tion was knocked off, very, likely, with a hammer. The burglar after bei rig ? unsuccessful here * went' over .rt?? the Lime Cola Company ? - and tried to force-the .safe th*re ?but. was again unsuccessful. .T^he same night there was a small- Are in the back of Mr. Ski'nn'efs Iron'"" \vorTis which is on the same street. - - ?The--rear .end of his plant was preU. - ty badly damaged.-. SUSPICIOUS OF HOBOKEN FIRE -o -rrrr Hoboken, Aug. 2.5.?The... fire which last night destroyed the army piers and threatened the de struction of five hundred American dead and the giant liner .leviathan ; / 7-causing. damages to the .extent of five to. ten million, is under inves tigation 'by the department of jus tice: * ? ?*'?'??' ? ?? ' ???'?" The country is shipping bored.-? Baltimore Sun. For Best Results Use' LIVE STOCK REMEDIES^ Sold by Druggists andJ3ficder$^ LOST NEARLY ?60,000.00 The Columbia State under date of the 17th., reports the loss by a farmer living near Lake City of ?30,000 in bonds and an almost equal amount in mortgages. The robbers actually carried away his iron safe. Hac' he exercised the privilege al lowed him by his bank of taking care of his securties, it could not have happened. "We are fully protected by Burglarly In surance and our patrons are at liberty to make use of our vaults for the safety of such stocks bonds, or other valueable papers, which they may own. A Sat^iicd Customer is our most Dependable Asset. FIRST NATIONAL BANK SUMTER, S. C. NEILL O DONNELL ARCHIE CHINA O. L. YATESV President Vice President Cashier I The National Bank of South Carolina OF SUMTER, S. C. The Most Painstaking SERVICE with COURTESY Capita] $300,000 Surplus and Profits $2SO,000 STRONG AND PROGRESSIVE Give us the Pleasure of Serving YOU Vc ^ The Bank With the Chime Ciock. C. G. ROWLAND, Pres. EARLE ROWLAND, Cashier