The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 20, 1922, Page PAGE 4, Image 4

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READY FOR DRIVE ON WAR . GRAFTERS Congress Votes Fund For At torney General - Washington, May 14.?The house cleared the road today for what some,m?mbers described as an "un relenting prosecution of war graft ers" when it put through and sent to the senate a bill appropriating $500,000 for investigation and prosecution of war fraud cases by the department of justice and pass ed a senate bill for an additional grand jury in the District of Colum bia before which the attorney gen eral, may present evidence in his flght for indictments. Attorney General Daugherty had requested speedy . action on both measures. Some men "who think they have power in the nation today will find themselves .behind the bars" as a result of the activity of Attorney General D.-; ugherty. declared Chair man Madden of the appropriations committee in urging everybody to stand up and give him what he had asked. Supporting ^he chair man in this plea Representative Connally (Democrat) of Texas said he wanted the government to "get the grafters in the flesh and not in the imagination" whether they were Democrats or Republicans. -But before the next campaign," said^Mr.. Connally, "I hope the de partment of justice will get one nian, pnt.him in a cage and exhibit him^ throughout the country. And oyer his cage as it is hauled from state to state they ought to put a big sign "with the words, 'Here'.* that grafter we caught out of 150, QO0 cases" " ,~ Representative Byrns of Tennes see said the money should be voted forthwith adding, however, that the bureau of investigation had been given $2,000,000* and that "there was no excuse for the situation in ?jf?ich the department finds itself today." ? "In-view of the attorney gener al's" statement that the UniteU ? states stood to recover $192,000,000 Sr. Byrns insisted .that Director Darwes of the budget bureau should have come to congress long ago and demanded funds with which to get | i^ since "the attorney general had not made the request until the oth- j er-day." - m ? * The Governorship Gov. Harvey Will Not Offer For Re-election. Some Rea sons Why Senator John stone Does Not Want to Be Lieut. Gov. j Columbia; May 16.?Lieutenant Governor Wilson G. Harvey, of j Charleston, who -will become gov- j ernor within, a few days, when' -Governor Cooper resigns to take his 'seat on the federal farm loan board jp Washington, to which he was ap pointed by the president last week, i will hot offer for re-election to the governorship -this summer, be an ^ttneed to this correspondent while Iii'Columbia yesterday afternoon, "laieut. Governor Harvey stated tnat he had many friends to urge him to offer for re-election, and he said y he even felt himself that he would like- to 'offer for re-election as gov ern ox this summer, but he had been forced to the conclusion that he could not afford the time nec essary for.a campaign, and he had made: uj; his mind to stay out of the race. Mr. Harvey will be governor prom the date of Governor Cooper's ^tesignation, which will be offered very soon, to the time the newly ^elected gpvernor takes the oath of office, early next January. Mr. Harvey, some weeks ago an nounced he would offer for re-elec Uon as lieutenant governor, in the elections this year, but yesterday afternoon while in Columbia he announced that he had decided not to enter this race either. Another announcement,made by Lieutenant Governor Harvey yes terday is to the effect that it is his intention to make no changes in the office personnel of the govern or's office. Roydan W. Wat kins will be his private secretary, as he is now Governor Cooper's, and Miss Chara Yarborough will be record ing clerk and Mrs. Virginia Cullen office secretary. Speaking of the question raised by the-statement of Senator Alan Johnstone, of Xewberry, to the of-. "Sect-that he does not want to re sign" as president pro tern of the senate to become lieutenant gov ernor in place of Mr. Harvey be cause such a step would deprive him of the two years remaining of his senatorial term, as Xewberry eounty's member in the upper leg islative * body. Lieut. Governor Harvey stated that he had not il?ard from Senator Johnstone ?about this, but that it was his view that Senator Johnstone need not qualify as lieutenant governor, be r?use of tke fan that the senate would have to be called in special ^session to elect another president pro tern, and Senator Johnston*1 Vould be lieutenant governor in name only until the legislature con venes in January, and then to be ?succeeded early in the session by the lieutenant governor-elect, so that such a step would hardly be of any value. This will probably be the solution of the question, the state going without a lieuten ant governor for the half year. COAST LINE BUYS LOCOMOTIVES Wilmington Rejports Twenty Purchased Florence. May 15.?According to information from Wilmington the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad com pany has let a contract to the Bald win locomotive works for 20 large locomotives at an approximate rost of '| 1,000.?00. When delivered these locomotives will b?- allocated to various divisions to replace worn out equipment. It is stated that the 'company will also let contract soon for 750 new freight cars which will cost in the neighborhood of $1, oVm>,ooo. SWEARINGEN TO RUN FOR HIGH OFFICE Will Be in Race for Governor ship of State Columbia, May 15.?John E. Swearfngen. state superintendent of education, yesterday announeed that he would be a candidate for governor in the Democratic pri mary this summer. Mr. Swearingen is widely known ! over the state, is recognized as a i man of ability and strength, and the announcement of his intention to enter the primary will be read I with interest. Some months ago. when a meeting of the county su perintendents of education of the state was being held, a motion was made to the effect that the super intendents indorse Mr. Swearingen for governor. Mr. Swearingen would not put the motion while he 1 was in the chair, but later it was ! stated and was acted upon favor j ably with some on.* else presiding. J Since that time there have been numerous rumors to the effect that !.Mr. Swearingen would throw his That in the ring, but while he had ? been asked- many times whether or j not he would make the race, he, j withheld a definite reply,' though j his friends knew that he was ? giving the matter careful consider ! ation. j Several times when he was asked whether or not he was going to run he spoke of his interest in (he pub lic schools and of the opportunity for service the office of superin ! tendent of education gave him. i Following is a copy of a st?te j ment give nout yesterday by Mr. j Swearingen: 4'I shall be a candidate for gov I ernor in the Democratic primary. j The governorship is the highest j honor in the gift of the people. I invite the voters to investigate my character and record. For/14 years 1 the people have allowed me to ! work as state superintendent of j education. j "The modest standards that have) ! been introduced are under fire. The I fight for the common schools is oh j and I prefer to make this fight in i the open before all the people. Dc ! spite the progress of recent years, \ education is still the chief n*ed of I the state. It is the only cuflb for I ignorance as well as the best and I safest remedy for poverty and ! jcrime. jj "The tax system should be ad j justed and equalized so as to lighten I the burden carried by the small j farmer, the small home owner and the small business man. The wealth ! of the state can easily bear and pay i the cost of honest and economical j government without hardship on i any taxpayer. Our tax burden S neeMs to be justly distributed, our j taxe ? fully and impartially collect- i ed and our funds economically and j I constructively expended. > "Notwithstanding business de ! pression, the. ravages of the boll I weevil and the uncertainty of the I outlook, our people are not ready i yet to close our schools and colleges j or to pull down our institutins. "The direct tax now burdening I visible property must be shifted so ! as to tap other sourcse of revenue. I Second onl ytoeducationl22 LmU I Second only to education and tax j ation stand law enforcement, good j roads and public health. The car j nival of crime should be checked. j'The investment already made in ! good roads should be conserved. "Further improvements should be j made when funds become avail I able. The campaign for public ! health should be pressed and every i i public health agency should be' ! strengthened. "Factionalism, bickering and: j strife have too long hurt the state. The governor and the legislature j must work together if anything I worth while is to be undertaken or j accomplished." , STATUS OF FORCE PRESENTS ISSUE i _ - Charlestown. W. Va., May 15 (By j the Associated Press).?Whether it j was the military forces of West I Virginia or merely a force of peace j officers augmented by volunteers j without official standing who de fended Blair mountain and Crooked creek -to keep G.000 miners out of Logan was the issue today in the j trial of William Blizzard on a trea j son charge. Col. William E. Eubanks. com i missioned by the governor to com ; mand these forces, testified he j swore his men into the enrolled mil [itia. 'He said that from the time j he arrived in Logan until he was ; relieved by a colonel of the federal \ j army, nobody but himself had the direction of movements of the j forces on the Logan side, about ? 2.500 men. The colonel said he divided them ! into three companies and placed j them along, the line of the ridge! i that divided the Coal river and! Guyandot valleys. No attempt was j ? made to advance, he said, because! i the first two days his men could J not and that he was under orders j from Governor Morgan not to make! [any advance but merely hold the I line. In addition to rifles they were (equipped with machine guns, air- j i plant s, improvised bombs and gas ? bombs. The bombs were dropped at his [orders, lie said, in order to save his; ) men. With reports <>f a f?-n-e of . 500 to <:ou men coming up the road ! :and in view of the orders not to ad-; I van< e. he said, he ordered the drop-i [ping of bombs on the road to di? jperse the attackers, adding that it succeeded. The gas bombs, in- said, '.were filled with a gas thai caused1 i extreme nausea. The Southern Wholesale Grocers* Association, which held th?-ir con-, vention last w?-<-k in St. Louis de tcided to change their name to the | American Wholesale Grocers' As jsoeiation on account of having members now fron: every state* inj I the union, nearfly 2.."?im? members now on the rolL Mr. Abe Rytten-j berg was reelceted a director from South Carolina. Future Trading Before Court Farts of Act Held Unenforce able. May Be "Knock out" Washington. May 15.?Section 4 of the future trading act and those parts of the acr which are regu lations affected by tin1 so-called tax imposed by that section were today held unenforceable by thr> supreme court in an opinion deliv ered by Chief Justice Taft to which Justice Brandeis dissented. The section was held unenforce able because it was not a valid ex ercise of the taxing power of the federal government in that it at tempted to regulate transactions over which the federal government had no constitutional control and was an invasion of the police pow ers of the stale. , Section 4 imposed a tax of 20 cents a bushel upon future traders in grain when made upon ex changes not designated as "con tract" markets, subject to federal control or when not made by ac tual owners of the grain, or by the owners or the renters of land upon which the grain is to be grown. While the decision stated that a number of the sections of the'act were valid. Senator Capper (Repub lican) of Kansas, one of its authors, declared the decision "a knockout" which "practically destroyed the ef fectiveness of the act." The court found, however, that there were sections of the act which must be held valid, such as, Section 0 authorizing investigations by the secretary of agriculture and his publication;of results. Section Z also was declared valid. That section imposed a tax of 20 cents a bushel on transactions known to the trade as "privileges*' "bid." "offer," "puts and calls," "in demnities." or "ups and downs." Such a tax was held to be "clearly j within the congressional power" as it was not "regulatory." ASKS HEAVY < DAMAGES Fifty Thousand Dollar Suit Brought Charleston. May 15.?A suit for damages of $50.000 has been filed by Thomas H. O'Shaunnessy, I through his gardian ad litem. J. J. j O'Shaunessy, against the Consoli dated company for alleged per sonal injuries, incurred when the young high school boy sustained i crushed feet, being on the rear of i a trolley car that figured in a rear- ; end collision last October. ATTACKED BY LEGION Lady Astor Referred To As , "British Propagandist" Chicago. May 15.?While Lady Astor was being entertained by Chicago women today she was as sailed in resolution adopted by 3own Lake Post of the Ameri can Legion as a "British propa gandist.'* The resolution asserted that La dy Astor had "presumed to instruct our nation on its duty toward our soldiers, thereby attempting to in jure the movement for a soldier bonus." NOT AFRAID OF BOMB Chicago. May 15 (By the Asso ciated Press; ? " 'Look out for bombs in Chicago'?that's what they tol*1 me." laughed Lady Astor when she addressed the Illinois League of Women Voters today. "1 told them I'm not half jus frighten ed of bombs as I am of political apathy." Several times as she grew ab sorbed n iwhat she was saying the speaker tucked up a trim, white shod foot behind her on her tap estry covered chair, quickly to re place it oti the floor just as the audience caught her. Comparing bombs with apathy, Lady Astor said: "Bombs blow you up and its all over, but apathy takes the spirit out of men and wo men who are fighting for a liner, better world. First Car of Georgia Peaches. Atlanta. May 15.?The first car of Georgia peaches of the 1922 season destined for New York and moving in the Southern Railway System's special peach train num ber one reached Monroe, Va.. at S o'clock this morning. f? hours ahead of schedule. According to reports received in Atlanta this car was shipped from Byron, ?in.. over the Central of Georgia Railway and was delivered to the Southern in Atlanta at 1:17 a. m. Sunday: ii was moved from the interchange track to the Southern terminal at Inman distance of four miles re duced :md placed in a waiting trail which departed ;it 1:50 a. m. th<- entire operation being complet ed in thirty-three minutes. The car will be delivered to the Penn sylvania Railway ;it Potomac yards some time during the day and the peaches will be on the New York market Wednesday morning." ? ? ? Columbia's New .City Council. Columbia, May Ifl. W. A. Cole man was sworn into e!li<-<> today us mayor of the city of Columbia, mo - eeeding R. J. Blalock, who lias been mayor for < i~ht years. Along with Mr. Colcman Moffatt B. Du Pre and Samuel A. Sweeney were sworn in ;?s councilman. The lirst meeting of the newly constituted council was held today. There are two hold-over members, beside the three new ones. Philadelphia. May 17. Clifford Pinchol lnis apparent r> won the Republican nomination foi govern* oi" in the face of unofficial returns. W. Harry Baker, secretary of st;ii< ot* the Republican committee, de clared i;i u statement. Bridal Gai .This season's bride w?l pick a si I or chiffon with few ornaments. ? Di ! cto?.to tWs. one. ! Crawford Named Davidson Captain ; Sumter Boy Will Lead His Col lege Baseball Team Next Season ! _ ! Davidson. X. C. May 15.?C. R. j I "Pat." Crawford of .Sumter, S. C, j (has been unanimously elected cap-j ;tlan of the Wildcat 1923 baseball! } squad. This well deserved honor comes after three years of brilliant j playing on the Davidson nine by the i future captain. Crawfo ? made his baseball letter! m the freshman year, performing j in the outer garden. In his soph year he was shifted to fill a va Icancy at first base which position he has ably held down for the past two seasons. During the past sea j son Pat led his team mates with i the willow by rapping Out a total of L'3 hits for an average of 374. i It is rumored that Crawford Avill ! lodge a berth on the mythical all state nine but it is a known fact that at least he will l?e a Strong ; contender for the initial hassock. ; Crawford ably captained the b?s [ ketball squad during the past sea sen, leading them through one'ofj [the most successful basketball sea-i I sons experienced at Davidson in ? several years. But it is not simply ; as an athlete that. Pat is recognized j for he is one of the religious leaders \ on the campus, holding the high 'honor of president elect of the V. j M. C. A. j -? ? m, ?- ? I j Trial of Woman Waits For Time State Asks Continuance in Florida i I De Land. Fla.. May 15.?The ab sence of the state's two principal j witnesses suddenly halted today the j {trial of Mrs. Alice E. Shields, j charged with murder in connection I with the death of her husband.! : William A. Shields, who died from \ gunshot wounds on a lonely high- j ; way near here the night of Feb- ! I ruary :?, last, as he accompanied; ! his wife home. The trial was started this morn- j . ing but the state's attorney prompt- j 1 ly requested a continuance until j j the fall term of court, setting forth j that the sheriff's office had failed! to serve the subpoenas issued for I Mrs. Lillian Ferrcll of Fan Claire, J ' Wis., and H. L. Berry of Waycross.j , Ga. Both witnesses returned to] [their homes after having spent the] '< winter here. Circuit Judge Perkins look the [matter of a continuance under ad-j jvfsement and announced that, hej I would announce his decision tomor-j : row. Stair Attorney becottes pre jscntcd affidavits to the effect that the wanted Ferry's testimony to es i tablish a motive for the killing. Berry's wife, the affidavits sei forth, ?is an invalid and Berry employed Mrs. Shields to nurse her. Later he I discovered the loss of his pistol and ' j went to the Shields home where he I found it concealed on the pi:u>??. Berry is quoted "s having asked; .'.Mrs. Shields why she took the pis- j ! tol and she replied that she want fed if to kill her husband as she , was tired of him. She did nqi want ? i<> divorce him, the affidavit quoted! Berry as haying said Mrs. Shields! I told him. because she could not I obtain the insurance money, and jthen proposed thai Berry klil her! [husband and they would divide the i insurance money, j ?The state attorney':-: affidavit said I thai Mrs. PerrelJ was o house-! keeper at l he home here of K. J: ' Kelpcr. Jr.. of Bau Claire, Wis.1 The home was situated about ;i mile] from the scene of the killing. On! thai night, the affidavits sei forth.] she heard an automobile pass tie 1 house and i<-n minutes later heard the report of gun sh?>l and 151 minutes later Mis. Shields arrived' at her home in hysterics. Mrs. Ferroll. the affidavit add ed, undressed the woman and pui her lo l?ed and found concealed in her clothes a gold watch belong-1 iau :<? Shields. When the sheriff! searched Shields' hody the watch i chain w:is stlil ?>n his person i>u' the watch had-appareritlj been torn j ;i way. The defense vigorously contested i he nioi ion for a conl tnuance, argujns thai Mrs. Shields had been! in jail since March arid thai she i was ill. rib Is Simple naple gown of soft satin, heavy crepe roopmg side panels give oddity ?nd Flordia Charge Not Sustained Catts Cleared in State Court. Decision by Judge Lake Butler, Fla.. May 15.? Charges of accepting of a bribe (luring his term of office against former Gov. Sidney J. Catts of Florida contained in a grand jury ["indictment returned more than a year ago. were dismissed here to day when Circuit Judge Long sus tained a defense motion, that the indictment: be quashed: Today's action cleared the former executive j of any malfeasance in office grow I ing out of his alleged acceptance of j money to influence his vote for the J pardon of a life term convict. J. I J. Coleman. While governor he i was cx-officio chairman of the par {don board. Still pending against him is a federal indictment charg ing peonage in that he" is alleged ; to have held two negroes on his farm in west Florida to work out a debt. Tiie former governor appeared here today for the second time to stand trial on the acceptance of a bribe charge. Once before when the case was called up a continu ^ ance was granted on motion of tht prosecution, j The indictment was returned at Starke, county seat of Bradford county, wherein is located tho peni tentiary. In the spring of 1921, it (harged specifically, the former governor had accepted S70? in the ?matter of Colemnn's pardon. At j this time the governor's official ac | tions were the subject <>f a legisla tive investigation, subsequently the i legislative committee making public its report which, however, contain i ed only a resume of testimony of I witnesses heard. j At tic time the indictment was returned the governor was out of I the state and Bradford county offi eials charg'-d with serving the war rant for Iiis arrest professed not to know of his whereabouts. With in a few days the federal indict I meat charging peonage ?was re turned at Pcnsacola and on tins [indictment Mr. Catts was arrested at Albany. Ca. He came back to [the state under bond on that charge and then went to Starke to give bond on the state charge. He bad not heard of his indictment there, he said. Subsequently, a division of Brad ford county was created which ne cessitated the transferring of the ease to this place. The former governor was highly ?elated at today's result and assert ed that the federal charge would rcsuh in his acquittal. Me termed the entire affair as political perse cution. CHARGE OF i MURDER : Canton, Miss.. May 15.?An in I dicUnenl charging murder was re ' turned late today by the M;?lison I county grand jury against Miles [ C. Buckingham of Memphis in con nection with th<- death of Ids wife. ; .Mrs. Loraine Harris Buckingham, who was shot and fatally wound ed near Pickens, Miss., last Tues j day while on an automobile tri|> j through Mississippi with her hus band, head of an insurance agency j a t Memphis. Pullet Lays Triple Yolkcd Egg. Mr. ?>. FT. MeKagen of this city is the owner of :i six months old full blood, d Rhode Island Red pul let that has truly established an exceptional record. An fgg was laid several days ago by this i>ul i'-t which was of extraordinary si'/.w being about the size Of a turkey's egg. It was believed that this egg u;i.v a "double yolkcd egg" but up on the breaking opeii of the t-^'A it was found to contain, not the ex pected t u o y?lks. but three per fectly formed and averaged sized yolks. Tins rgg was looked Upon a^ just an egg but now ? seems as if this pullet is going to turn out in l.nc of the nine or ten woa ]-rs of the world Cor again this morning a not he;- egg was laid b> tins young hen which was Of equal! aze as was the egg containing the ripb- yolks. j What the world needs is a wire-, ess hook-up for a dress, ' BISKOPS NAMED BY METHODISTS Four Elected on Five Ballots I Tuesday?One More to Be Selected Hot Springs, Ark.. May 16.?Af- ! tcr taking five ballots which re- ! suited in the election of four of the rive bishops t<> be named at this ; time, the M>th quadriennial con-i ference of the Methodist Episcopal ! Church. South, recessed tin's even- ! ing until tomorrow when the next i Those men were elected bishops j at today s session: Dr. .f. E. i Dickey. Griffin. Ga.: Dr. W. B. Beauchamp, Nashville, Tcnn.; Dr. j Sam II. Hay. Anniston, Ala. Drs. Dickey and Bcauchamp went! over on the second ballot, receiv- ' ing MM and 20!) votes, respectively. Dr. Hay was elected on th'e third ballot with 11 votes, while Dr. Dobbs won on the fourth with 2,>G j Votes. Tin- nrst and Uf'.h ballots were declared "no elections" as none of The fifth hallet was not complet ed until this evening. Dr. Ii. A. the candidates received the required majority of 1*!' votes. Boaz, president of Southern Meth odist, university. Dallas. Tex., was high with 143 votes and C. E. God dard of Nashville was second with 1 ID. Dr. Goddard is home mis sion secretary. The election of Dr. Dobbs was a surprise to the large number of workers who had been active in the support of others. Iiis friends said they had made no act ive campaign in his behalf and the hishop-elcct tonight declared that his election was entirely a surprise to him. He is pastor of the First Methodist church of Anniston. Dr. Dickey has been in church educa tional work-many years and for merly was president of Emory uni versity at Atlanta. Dr. Bcauchamp acted as director of the missionary centenary and has long been a figure in the church. Dr. Hay also has been prominent in the work of the church many years and is pastor of the First church, of Houston. Hot Springs, May 17.?Dr. H. A. Boaz. president of the Southern Methodist university, of Dallas, was elected as the fifth new bishop of the Methodist Southern Conference. ACTORS CHANGE WIVES RAPIDLY California Authorities Start Invesitgation of Valen tino's Marriage Los Angeles. May 17.?Jean Ack er, the film actress, from whom Rudolph Valentino, film actor, ob tained an interlocutory decree of divorce n.\few months ago. is un der instructions to report to the district attorney's office to tell what site' knows of the court action which gave Valentino the decree, 1 but left him technically her hus band for a year. Investigators have assigned to learn whether Valentino committed bigamy, ac cording to California laws, when he married Winifred Hud nut, a dancer and film art director, it) Mexico last Sunday. TARIFF TALK IS ILLUSTRATED Fordney Uses Flat Iron to Im press Tariff Foes Washington. May 16?Filing the table in front of the speaker's desk with enough articles to make it re semble a department store. Chair man Fordney. of the ways and means committee, illustrated to the house today what 1m characterized as the "robbing of the government" by undervaluatin of imported pro ducts. Topping the chairman's list'was p German clock, which runs 400 days .on one winding. Its invoice value as shown by papers trans mitted to Secretary Mellon was $1.10, hut demand for revaluation it was raised to $1.66. Before the war Mr. Forney said he bought tine exactly like it for $38. atid found them "n sale in Washington the other day for $40. "Its manufac ture eost around ?!?">." said Mr. Fordney. "and so th?- treasury has delegated a man to go to Germany, where it was made, and run down the value." Lilie a good salesman. Mr. Ford ney exhibited, among other things, a knife purchased for him in a Chi cago department store for- $3.50. Getting the name of the German manufacturer from the blade and locating hi? agent in New York, the chairman said he bought a doz en for $7.GL'. From Iiis pocket the chairman then showed a German safety razor invoiced at seventy two cents ;i dozen, and a dozen other things on which he claimed tin- government was defrauded by under valuation. A flatiron?-like those kept i?i Hie home where one sometimes linds i; necessary t<> "say it with flatirons"?was invoiced at nine teen cents, and sold retail, he said at ? .75. "'it's just clear-CUl fraud." Mr. Fordney shouted, holding the iron as if he were ready tc fling it." The Social Club which has been very recently organized, compris ing the members of the Sumter Bar association, held its first meet ing and banquet at the Claremont hotel last evening. From 111? ? scat tering reports thai have drifted to the ears of these on the rank out side and beyond the pah- of possible membership to the honorable or ganization, the meeting must have been indeed a most highly enjoy able affair. The banquet was stated is being very sumptuous and the repast and feast i f words even more Washington, May I?. ? The American note declining to partici. pate in the proposed meeting ;it the Hague t;> discuss the Russian ipues tion is intended t?> leave the door open for further discussion, it was : aid Mi tie- White I louse. McCown-Wilhams. (Florence Times, May 17). A very beautiful wedding was witnessed last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCown when their daughter, Claudia Mig non. was i\?*n in marriage to Charles Frank Williams of Cam den. Th?- handsome McCown home I was transformed into a. fairyland with garlands, vases and baskets! of flowers. The reception hall was j a bower of pink Dorothy Perkins, roses and pink oleanders in deco rative baskets. The drawing room where tin ceremony was perform ed, was charming in white and Igreen, the improvised altar twined [with smilax and pure Dorothy Per- j kins roses. Two graceful baskets of white roses and fern tied tulle were placed at the altar steps, and a vase of lovely Columbia roses on the mantel gave an artistic touch of color. j A large number of friends gath ered to witness the marriage at 8 j o'clock. .lust preceding the cere-j jmony a delightful musical program! was given by Mrs. J. W. Ragsdale. 'and Mrs. John D. Smyser with [violins, and Mrs. L. B. Harper aH ? the piano. As the first notes of the wed-] [ding march from Tanhauser were ?sounded the ushers, J. W. Mc-: 'own. Jr.. and Thomas Moore Ross, stretched white ribbons from the' 'stairway to the altar, thus forming; a pathway for the bride and her at-' tendants. Down the stairway came (the dame of honor, Mrs. Thomas i Moore Ross, sister of the bride, j [beautifully gowned in rose-colored : I lace und chiffon, with silver slip pers, an dcarrying Columbia roses. [Following her came the maid of; : honor. Miss Louise Williams, sis ; ter of the groom. She wore a ; lovely, sleeveless frock of emerald [green canton crepe embroidered in i j black, with gold colored slippers. ! ! Her bouquet was of Russell roses, j Then appeared the bride, a love , ly vision as she descended the stair j [way alone in a handsome wedding: ; gown of penciled, white Duchess j satin, embroidered in seed pearls! i and trimmed in real lace. Her I veil was of tulle and real lace, with i coronet of seed pearls. She car ried an exquisite bouquet of orchids and valley lilies. She was joined at the foot of the stairway,by her; j father who led her to the altar j where the groom with his best ; man. Stephen Clyburn Taylor. i awaited her. Dr. II. Tucker Cra j ham. pastor of the bride, spoke i the words that made them man [ and wife, using the rfng ceremony, j Its conclusion was marked by the ! sweet music of Mendelssohn wed i ding march. I Immediately after the marriage j a reception was held attended by j hosts of friends of the young couple j and their families. Mr. and Mrs. i J. W. McCown, the bride and 'groom and Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Wil i liams. parents of the groom, re ceived in the drawing room. Mrs. Williams was; handsomely gowned in black broaded chiffon trimmed j in Spanish lace and jet, with cor-' I sage of Richmond roses. Mrs. Mc ICown wore a beautiful black lace i dress, heavily embroidered in cut [steel heads, with corsage of Sun ? set roses. Receiving at the door were Dr. and Mrs. B. G. Gregg, and in the reception hall Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Commander. Mayor and Mrs. W. R. Barringer led the guests to the host and hostess and those standing with them. Receiving here also were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ross. Miss Louise Williams and Clayburn Taylor. j As the guests passed into the j dining room they were greeted by I Dr. and Mrs. H. Tucker Graham. [Mrs. J. w. Ragsdale and Mrs. Eu i gene Douglas. This room was j charmingly decorated with sweet j peas in all their lovable shadings of pink, asparagus fern and silver j baskets of lovely Columbia roses. [The handsome mahogany table was graced with a centerpiece of point j lace with a silver basket of bride ! roses and fern tied with fairy tulle, i A much admired feature of this ! room was a great bow of tulle ! with shower of vallery lilies and j lace fern pendant from the chan delier. Mrs. J. W. Heape, Mrs. R. ! B. Ward and Miss Lucile Cole saw I to the serving of block ice cream , with green, heart shaped center, j land dainty little cakes decorated j wiht valley lilies and orange blos soms. Green and* white mints j j were served by Misses Mamie Mc- : I (.'own ami <"]ara Uanys worth. ; Mr. and Mrs. George M. McCown . (showed the guests into the hall where Mr. and Mrs. S. Harrison [Saunders were receiving. Here Miss; I Betva Jones and John Lawrence j j Barringer, Jr.. pinned pretty fa-i (vors of valley Iillies on the guests.' j who were then requested to reg i ister in the bride's book which was presided over by Miss Martha. Wil I liams and Charles Stikeleather. Dr. and Mrs. J. G. McMaster jthen directed the guests to the up [ per hall where Mr. and Mrs. Julio Lawrence Barringer, Sr.. were re Iceiving -ind where the wedding ! presents were seen. Tables ex tending the length of the hall on cither side held a lavish display of handsome and beautiful gifts of [silver, cut glass, china and other ; artistic ware. Descending guests were "jet by I Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy Rutledge and shown into the punch room I where Mr. and Mrs. M. (>. Lucas! ! were receiving, with Miss Frances 'Saunders and I. L. Saunders. De-i lightful punch was served by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCown. Jr.. and .Mr. and Mrs. Sam McCown. This' room w as a delight to the eye with a profusion of sweet peas of every color and quantities of lovely' : sparkle berries, and over all a rosy glow from pink shaded lights, with Tin- chandelier heavily hung with Dorothy Perkins roses. The ar-j ! tistic decoratoins of the home were the hand work of Mrs. James - Iba re and Mrs. R. fc>. Ward, j I; was altogether a most de | lightful reception. Fine music was 'furnished throughout the evening I by Mavis' orchestra stationed on \ t he back piazza. l...te in the evening the bride j donned her traveling Crock, a I combination of Canton crepe and Chiffon, with cape of rookie pan veline. and the happy pair left in' :i ear for an autmomobije trip which will take them through th* valley of Virginia and other places of interest. Upon their return Mr. and Mrs. Williams will make their home m Cam den, where Mr. Williams is a prominent young business man. Mrs. Williams is the very attract ive youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCown of this city.. Except for a few years at the Col iegc for Women in Columbia, she lias spent her life in Florence, the family for several generations hav ing been residents of 'this county' and identified with its social, relig ions and economic life. Mrs. Wil liams numbers her friends by the score and they regret to see her leave Florence to make her home in another town. INFORMATION FOR TRUCKERS Important Meeting of Di rectors of Sumter Truck Growers Association Messrs. A. C. Phelps and J. J. Brennan of Harby & Co., Inc., at No. West Liberty street, informed the Chamber of Commerce this morning that those two gentlemen will srladly order all the necessary baskets, crates, hampers, boxes, etc., for the truck growers of this, -un ty. Messrs. Fhelps and Brennan have already secured necessary truck containers for numbers of farmers, and have also assisted in tue shipping of truck* A supply of containers is on hand ? now and Messrs. Phelus and Bren nan will gladly accommodate any truck shippers who are in n^ed of advice and assistance. These two public spirited citizens are not engaged in profit making for them selves, but realizing, as they do, lhat many farmers are inexperienc ed in the marketing of truck, and, realizing further, that whatever helps the farmers helps Messrs. Phelps and Brennan and helps also every other business man and citi zen in Sumter. they are out for helping their farmer friends and customers in every possible way without any charge whatever for their services. Secretary Reardon \ says that he knew that Mr. Phelps - and Mr. Brennan were giving ad ; vice about how and where to buy j containers, and he had sent num bers of truck growers to these two* ; gentlemen, and he was agreeably surprised this morning when Mr. .1. .T. Brennan came to the Chamber of Commerce and made the very public spirited offer he has mads to assist the truck growers. Mr. Brennan told the Sumter secretary that he and Mr. Phelps are ship ping the Sumter truck for farmers to and through the American Fruit I Growers. Inc.. that he has a con | tract with the Sumter Truck Grow : ers' association members to handle ! all their truck. Tn the meantime the Chamber of Commerce and its secretary are at the services of the k I farmers. cooperating with Mr. Brennan and Mr. Phelps. to do cv i erything possible to help out the truck growers. . ? ? ?? RED CROSS HOME SERVICE Report For April. On April 1st there were 126 cases on file in the Red Cross office. Of these. 52 were civilian families. 73 were ex-service men. and 1 was the family of a man still in service. During the month 4 civilian fam ilies and 14 ex-service men were i added to this list, making a total of 144 families under care in I April, and receiving various forms of assistance. i 31*7 visits were inSd<* during the I month in connection with the work, and v interviews were held in the : Red Cross office. The financial report for April is as follows: Car expenses (including new tire).-.- -- $15.65 Office expenses. - Direct relief to needy fam ilies .I. 61.42 Total. $77.07 The ex-service tuen received as sistance with their claims for com pensation, unpaid allotment, hos pital treatment, vocational train ing, insurance, etc. Groceries were sen: to 10 families, both civilian and soldier, and loans for specific purposes were made in 3 cases. Tin; thanks of the chapter are due to all those who by their daily contributions of milk supplied much-needed nourishment to the children in 10 families: to all those who by their gifts of shoes and clothing enabled us to supply the most acute needs of IL* families: and to those who donate^ warden s?'?><is awl plants to p** v.-ho were unable to buy them, out will now have fresh vegetables all through tlie summer. The chapter also extends its thanks to those v. ho by giving their time and their efforts made this garden campaign a success: Miss Antonio Gibson. Miss Caro Truluck. Mrs. i. C. Strauss. Mrs. A. B. Mc Donald. Mrs. Allston Stubbs, and Mrs. Hugh Haynsworth. Helen Wheeler. Secretary Red Cross Home Service. Hoi Springs. Ark.. May IS.?The temperance committee in a report to the general conference of tha Methodist Episcopal church. South, has called upon members of the church to keep the friends of pro hibition in congress. The only cer tain place to determine the issue is in the primary, the report saws. Ford says his ambition was to make a 50-cent watch. But he found it would run so called it a ca r. 666 Cures Malaria, Chills and Fever, Dengue or Bilious Fever. It Kills the srerms.