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TOWN AND C A young negro man! accompan ied by bis best man, 'called at the Cfer kof Court's officeJ Tuesday and applied for a marriage license. He gave his own name, age and place of residence, but when called on for similar data . respecting his bride-to-be he could not remember even her name. The best man was then appealed to, "but he was no help. He said, "I don't know she, j I just know him." They left the! office* to look up the "gal" andj bring her back to tell her own! name, age and residence. O m m ' _* j "What are you doing to help f stamp out tuberculosis? More than i 12,000 persons in our state are suf- j fering from active tuberculosis right now. It causes over 1,500 deaths in South Carolina every year. More than 50 died in Suni ter "county this year. What will be your share in help ing this good cause? Buy Christ mas bonds and seals? We overheard the conversation of ? 'black boy' the other night who has evidently traveled some and is a man of experience. It is evident also, that he is a staunch Sumterite for when we happened L by he was letting drop these words \ of wisdom to* the eager ears of the listeners around him. "I tell you boys Sumter am the best place in the world an* the bes' white people in the world live right here in Sumter. I know be-i cause I been 'round some. And I come back here now and I gwoin stay right here. Just can't run me outa town. No sir. I ain't gwoin no ? whare away from Sumter, no f?rder dan I can walk back. Corse I might get as fur as Mayesville, or Manning of some - dees little towns nearby, but no furder dan what I can walk back. If a crowd tried to run me out they might run me to the edge of town but I'd . circle 'round and come right back and if they run me out agin I'd run 'reund a few blocks alright but i they'd find me right back in town t?ne they got ready for the next <? chase, i'se born and raised in Sum- ! ter and right here's whar I'se gwoin stay till I die. Dey ain't no place better or so good no whar else. gjgftfl -The fire department was called to the Bartlette Inn-to extinguish a small blaze Wednesday morn ing. A Ford, belonging to Mr. Hazel Boykin, caught fire but only the chemical engine was needed to put it out. The funds derived from the sale of /Christmas seals . are used to carry on the fight against tuber - culosis. The disease can be stanap " ed out if the fight is carried on. without lot up. Buy seals now. Dr. W. W. Long, of CJemson -College, will be the guest of the Rotary fclub Monday and will disr cuss farming conditions in South Carolina and the remedies for the present depression. Thanksgiving Donations at School. It would a source of genuine pleasure for everyone to see the donations that nave been brought 10 the .different school buildings for distribution. Little children who haven't very much at their own .Komes have not failed to do their parr. It is a source of the most jJwiirne pleasure, not only to know that many homes will be cheered by this donation, but to appreciate the spirit of giving. The boys and girls will be happier because they have a right to know that they have made somebody else happy. KIWANIS CLUB MEETS FRIDAY The Kiwanis Club will meet Fri day at 2:30 p. m. at the Clare mont Hotel, and a 100 per cent at tendance is desired. E. E. Austin will be chairman of the day. American Legion Banquet. The local Post of the American Legion gave a banquet at the' Claremont Hotel on Tuesday to inaugurate their membership drive for 1923. An excellent start was made, there being 65 paid up mem berships before the year starts with prospects for many more. Dr. Shaw, the Post ' commander pre sided and there were fifty men pres ent at the banquet The Post passed a resolution en dorsing fully the program for ed ucation week and further directed that the commander, vice-com mander, and adjutant attend the rally day exercises. Singing and various other amusements served to make the evening pass quickly ar.d pleasant ly. It is sincerely hoped that the Legion is embarking on the most successful year of its existence. Ship Subsidy Passed Republicans Succeed in Put ting Raid on Treasury Through House By the Associated Press Washington, Nov. 29.?The ad ministration shipping bill passed the house today by a vote of 203 to 184. IRISH CONSTITUTION ADOPTED By the Associated Press London, Nov. 29.?The Irish con stitutional bill-passed the house of commons today. "We are a nation of gum chew ers." says Secretary of War Weeks. This is much better than rag chew ers. O?NTY NEWS Expressions of Appreciation. At assembly on Monday morn iing at the Boys' High school the boys by a rising vote expressed 'their very grateful appreciation pf jail that had been done for them by Mr. O'Quinn and Mrs. Dillon in the very fine piece of work that they did on the Calhoun school grounds; to Mrs. Weinberg and Mrs. Wray and the other ladies for the very substantial assistance that they gave the Athletic Asso ciation by having a booth at the County Fair; to Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Ferguson for their strenuous efforts to get the grounds clear in time for the football game; and to all others who have helped them *n any way. -* It is exceedingly gratifying to the boys to see how cordially co operative the citizens of this com munity are in anything that en hances their welfare, and they wish to assure their many friends that they prize their thoughtful consideration very highly indeed. Superintendent Edmunds sent out Tuesday morning the following expression of appreciation to the teachers and pupils of the differ ent buildings: "I wish to take this opportunity to express my very grateful appre ciation of the efforts on the part of the teachers and the pupils that resulted in making the school pa rade such a complete success. I believe that I fully understand what it takes to make a, parade of this sort really successful, and it gives me genuine pleasure, while expressing my grateful thanks, to ! express, at the same time, my most cordial congratulations." A Bridge Party. Mrs. Wilson Greene entertained three tables of auction bridge on Friday afternoon In honor of Mrs. H: Y. Vance of Greenville, for merly Miss:Xatalie Norman of this city. After a spirited game a delicious j salad course was served. The first j prize, a box of French powder, was won by. Mrs. Douglas Plowden and ;the hostess presented the honoree j with a lovely string of beads. S The following guests were pres j ent: Mesdame? Vance, Baynard IYeadon, H. N. Forrester, Raymon! j Schwarte, Pringle Branson, R. A. Bradham,, R. L. McLe?d, Douglas j Plowden, Frank McLeod, Earle j Rowland, Murray, R. C. Williams and Miss Clara Jordan. Bulletins For Farmers. Editor Daily Item: I know from my own experience; that our farmers are losing thou- i sands of bushels of small grain from damage by weevils and other pests. , The Department . of Agri- ! culture has issued some valuable j bulletins relative to the groin pest, 1 ? and I am sure that- much loss can j be prevented by the use of these I ; remedies. I should be glad to have 1 any! farmers of the Seventh district who j are interested to write to me de-j j scribing their grain troubles, so i that I may send them bulletins bearing on this subject.1 j Those who are interested in bul ; letins on other subjects are^ also j invited to advise me of their wants. I can provide lists of all the bul letins published for those who wish to make selections. . It would also give me pleasure to hear from persons in the district concerning their viewa upon any legislation in which they are inter ested. Most of my allotment of flower and vegetable seed is being dis j tributed through the schools, but j upon request of those persons who j have no children at school I shall be glad to mail seed to them. H. P. FULMER, M. C, Seventh District. House of Representatives, Wash ington, D. C. ! War is Declared Against Tubercu losis in Suniter County. Do you know that more than 12, 000 persons are suffering with ac tive tuberculosis in our state? There were more than 1,500 deaths j this past year. More than 50 died j in .Sumter county from this disease, i The way to help is to buy tubercu : losis Christmas seals and bonds. - BOSS RULE IN I CHARLESTON ;AU City Officers to Be Ap pointed by Mayor ,_._ Charleston, Nov. 29.?By a vote of 13 to 11 City Council last night j passed to third reading a bill giv ! ing power to the Mayor to make j appointments to city offices, subject ? to confirmation by City Council. The bill was introduced at the pre vious meeting of City Council by ; Alderman Harry F. Barkerding, and ! provided that such appointments by the Mayor be reported at the I next meeting of City Council. The ; committee on ways and means, to ' whom the bill had been referred, j reported favorably, after adding an j amendment to the effect that these j appointments be confirmed by City Council. The effe.-t of the bill as passed last night will be a change from !he former method of having city officeholders elected by City Coun cil and investing the Mayor with the power of appointment, the nominees to be confirmed by City Council. Russia has named one town Len ine and another Trotzky. These two men act as if they also were in habited. ? ? ? A wise woman makes her hus band think he thinks. Rotary Club Dinner Annual Entertainment Com plimentary to the Ladies. Address by Dr. W. D. Melton, President of University of South Carolina An .annual event in the Rotary Olub calendar is Ladies' Day. and the Sumter Rotary Club, which was organized just about one year ago, observed its first Ladies' Day with a dinner at the Claremont Hotel Monday evening. The Rotarians,; the ladies and few guests assem-; bled at the Claremont Hotel at S:30 and at S:45 dinner was served. The tables, which completely filled the dining room, were artistically decorated with yellow chrysanthe mums and yellow shaded candles, presented a gala and attractive scene as the dinner party filed into the room to the strains of an in spiring farch by Girard's orchestra, which, during the evening, render ed a pleasing musical program. Following the club's customary silent blessing, with all standing, America was sung by the entire company. Between the courses ot\ the dinner the party was entertain- j ed with a humorous reading and a solo by Mr. D. L. Pierce, and de lightful vocal solos by Mrs. Jno. D. Lee and Miss Pauline Haynsworth j and several Rotary songs by thej club, the singing being led by Mr. | Pierce, whose ability as a song leader is admired and appreciated by all Sumter people. The only "stunt" and this was entirely impromptu on the part of President S. H. Edmunds, who sum moned all members who failed to bring wife or sweetheart to stand before him and show cause why he should not be adjudged in* contempt for neglect to abide by the rules of the club. The summons was a complete surprise to the guilty Ro tarians, as well as to the rest of the company, and when they were lined up before the president their faces were a ludicrous study of complex and conflicting emotions. The penalty imposed was that each of the culprits should receive and pledge himself faithfully to deliver to the lady whom he should have brought to the dinner a box of candy similar to those placed as a favor at the place of each of the ladies present. After complying with the order to sing.a Rotary song the culprits were dismissed and the banquet proceeded. The climax of the evening's en tertainment , cam2 when President Edmunds introduced Dr. W. D, Melton, president of the University of South Carolina, the speaker of the evening. Dr. Melton's address was comparatively"brief, but it was full of wisdom and thought-in spiring observations, as an egg is of meat: The central, idea of his talk was the statement that the greatest undeveloped power of the universe is the human soul. He declared that the oustanding weak ness of the hour is ignorance, and from'this ignorance springs all or practically all the ills from which our government and our industrial system suffer. He cited some of the striking and outstanding*facts that a study of our school system reveals, and from these facts de duced the incontrovertible conclu sion that our country needs and must have more education and better education. He stressed the point that education of the soul was even more essential to civic health "and prosperity than mere technical or mental education. His! address, while In a serious vein and dealing primarily with problems of the gravest moment, was inter spersed with apt and humorous anecdotes that brought frequent smiles to the faces of his audience and at the same time drove home and clinched the conclusions that his argument developed. The dinner was altogether a most enjoyable and successful event, and for this result the entertainment committee of which George L. [ Ricker is chairman, and Manager j Pratt of the Claremont Hotel, are ijointly .deserving of credit. The I entertainment committee left noth ing undone to make the dinner an artistic and delightful entertain ment?the banquet caps, the place cards, the favors . and the ar I rangement of the tables?all con tributed to the completeness of the j entertainment and each detail was I in keeping with a well designed j whole. J The program was as\follows: . I March?Girard's Crchestra. AMERICA. ! "Welcome to Ladies ? Francis ! Moise. I Solo?Mrs. John D. Lee: Aceom i panist, Clifton Moise. Reading?D. L. Pierce. Solo?Miss Pauline Haynsworth: j accompanist, Miss Marguerite Mc | Leod. j Solo?D. L. Pierce; accompanist, j Miss Sadie Mims. v Address?Dr. D; W. Melton. President, University of South Car ' olina. j The delightful menu prepared [and served by the Claremont was as follows: Oyster Cocktail leed Hearts Celery Stuffed Olives Salted Nuts : Roast Vermont Turkey Chestnut Dressing Cranberry Sauce Petit Pois Creamed Potatoes Asparagus Tips Pineapple Salad with Cream Cheese and Nuts Charlotte Russe Roquefort Cheese Crackers Mints Demi-Tasse THREE PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM JAIL By rlie Associated Press ' Aiken, Nov. 2?.?William and Marion Dent and lien Blocker es caped from the Aiken county jail during the night. They picked a hole in the .wall. STATE PEN SEVERELY , CRITICISED State Welfare Board j Finds Fault With) Management and] Discipline of Institu tion Columbia. Nov. 29.?Col. A. K. Sanders, superintendent of the.state penitentiary here, in commenting today on the report of the state board of public welfare on the state I prison, made public by Governor j Harvey today, stated that he did ! not think all of the criticisms fair; that the prison was operated on j the best possible basis, considering! the appropriation made by the leg- j islature. '"The report says we are too se vere on the prisoners," Colonel j Sanders said; "this is the first timei I have heard this criticism. The| main criticism that has been made j of my administration heretofore has j been that we are too lenient with the prisoners. To carry out all the recommendations embodied in the report would take more men and ! more money." The welfare board's report crit icises first the plan of control, whereby the board of directors of the prison has general oversight cf the prison, the , superintendent having charge of the guards, the servants, the buildings and grounds, discipline being chargeable first to the board. This "divided govern ment" the report of the welfare board holds to be unstable. The report shows that the ap propriation to operate the peni tentiary, with $5,000, income from one of the prison farms, totaled j $G5.460, and with 579 prisoners handled during the year, the per capita cost was $110, which the re port deplores as being too smalL The board also reports the build- ! ings as in need of more careful at-j tention and recommends a mechan ical engineer to have charge of the! plant. The report also characterizes the quarters for women prisoners, as "disgraceful." "Should fire break jout in this building (which is of {wood) there would be a holocaust I which would horrify the state," the [report says. ? A more carefully balanced ration 'for prisoners is recommended, with iless corn bread and fried meat. Modification of the hours of COB* jfinement is recommended; * BMVti [physical exercise, with the services of playground directors used Vto di i rect such activities among the pris oners, is also urged; better sani itary conditions are recommended, j with more towels for the prison jers are suggested as necessary; fresh change of clothing every week is recommended; a card rec ord system of ail prisoners, with records of their work is urged; the committee suggests the introduc j tion of more industries. possibly jthe manufacture of automobile li j cense plates. ! As to discipline the welfare j board says: "We have come to the [.conclusion that discipline of the j penitentiary is largely based on the personal likes and dislikes of -! the captain of the guard artd is ex j tremely severe and tends to no ! reformation of the prisoners. Nor idoes this discipline tend to build , j up a body of efficient workmen that jean produce a maximum output j on manufactured articles. There 'are no rules for the conduct of the j prisoners nor is any record kept of i punishment given to prisoners. * The report of the welfare board j was drafted by a special commit j tee which inspected the peniten jtiary. Dr. C. C. Geer, of Greenville, ; and C. W. Coker, of Hartsville. - HALL-MILLS CASE Grand Jury Takes No Action ! After Hearing Testimony of Witnesses , I Somerville. N. J.. Nov. 28 fP>y !the Associated Press).?The grand jury investigating the Hall-Mills j murder case today took no action I iooking toward an indictment, and i laid the matter over. * j This announcement was made , j by Special Deputy Attorney Gener ial Mott shortly after the jurors ad jjourned late today. ? Foreman Gibbs. of the grand I jury made this statement: j "For reasons which seem to i them sufficient and controlling the grand jury took no action in the i Hall-Mills murder case and laid ! the matter over. ' This does not j mean necessarily that the matter ! dan not be taken up again by this I or a subsequent grand jury." ; Mrs. Frances Noel Hall, widow ! of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall; who ?was slain with Mrs. Eleanor R. I Mills, was seated outside the jury I room after having been refused ? permission to appear before ihe J grand jury. She received the an nouncement with a countenance ! that was absolutely unmoved. With I her was seated her confidante. Miss j Sallie Peters and her lawyer. Tim j othy N. Pfeiffer, of New York. Mrs. j Hall refused to make any state ? ment and left the court house ; closely guarded by her party. STILL KILLS BOOZE MAKERS Explosion at Philadelphia Finished Three Moonshiners By t lie Associated Press Philadelphia. Nov. 2 0?Three men were killed and six hurt here I last night by an explosion of a 1 hundred gallon moonshine still. DETERMINED FIGHT ON DYER BOX Democrats Start Fili buster in Senate to Prevent Passage of Anti-Lynching Bill 'Washington* Nov. 28.?Republi can members* of. the senate, after a four hour filibuster waged by the Democrats and after threats from the Deomcratic side of continued obstruction, voted in caucus tonight to continue the fight in behalf of the Dyer anti-lynching bill. A further decision was reached by the Republican senators to hold the senate in session on Thanksgiv ing day?a most unusual occur rence?if such action was found necessary to break Democratic op position. ' The vote on continuing the fight for the Dyer bill, which has been passed by the house, was understood to have been 24 to 1. The Republican caucus brought to a close a rather tuburlent day at the senate wing of the capitol. for Democratic senators acting in accord with a stand taken, several days ago in party caucus, showed immediately upon the convening of the senate that they, proposed to block the anti-lynching bill in ev ery possible way. Led from .the floor by Senator Harrison of Mississippi, the Demo crats started what they frankly conceded to be a filibuster the min ute *he chaplain concluded the morning prayer. The tactics in cluded objections to the usual course of dispensing with the read ing of the journal, numerous quo rum calls and presentation of amendments to yesterday's journal on- which invariably a yea and a nay yote are demanded. Senate attaches characterized it as 'the most scientifically conducted fili buster" carried on in the senate in years and as proof of this it was cited that only after signs of yield ing had been seen on the Repub lican side did the Democrats per mit yesterday's journal to be ap proved. This process usually con sumes about 30 seconds but today it required four hours and might have taken longer, for when the senate adjourned Senator Harrison had on his\j desk a dozen or so amendments to the journal which he had been prepared to offer. Not alone did the Democrats show by their tactics that " they j were unalterably opposed to con jsideratioh of the Dyer bill but through their leader, Senator Un fderwood, Alabama, said so plainly. (Senator Underwood taking the [floor late in the afternoon told the i majority leaders that the Derao icrats had determined to permit^the transaction of no business, not even the confirmation of nonrina i tions, until the Republicans agreed j to abandon the anti-lynching meas lure, which he characterized as "a [ force bill, pure and simple." / "We are not disguising what is being done oh this side of the chamber," said the Democratic leader. "We frankly tell you that iwe are endeavoring to prevent con jsideration of the Dyer bill. If this ; bili becomes a law it will threaten the very fabric of our government. But it will never become a law and you gentlemen on the Republican ? side might just as well admit it now and give up the fight.", Faced with this threat and fur ther notified of the determination of the Democrats who carried their obstructionist tactics into an execu tive session of the senate just be I fore adjournment, iRepublican j leaders taking counsel among i themselves determined upon an im j mediate party caucus. Some con iside'ration was given in this cau ! cus to the legislative program for j the regular session but no decis ; ions on this point were reached, i The Dyer bill, itself, was scarce j ly mentioned in the senate until i after two hours of the filibuster j had passed, but. the satement from J Senator UnderScood opened up a j debate on the measure, which j ranged from the Hall-Mills murder i case in' New Jersey to the Japa I nose question in California but all j centered aboat the anti-lynching j legislation. J Senator Edge of New Jersey ad j vocated enactment of the bill, de ; claring that in a number of states j lynchings were winked at and some I legislation was needed to allow the I federal government to step in. ! This argument brought the state jment from Senator McKellar (Dem ocrat) of Tennessee that "one of the most remarkable examples cf unpunished crime was in New Jersey although nine-tenths of the people of the United States could without difficulty put their fingers on the murderer." The Tennessee senator a few minutes later after an inteichange with Senator Shortridgo* (Kepub j lican) of California, in %?harge of j the bill, brought up the killing of I William Desmond Taylor, "Cos An igeles motion picture director, as an : example of a case in which the fed i eral government under the bill J might intervene inasmuch as. he I said, "the commonwealth of Cali fornia has failed to prosecute the j murderer." DEMOCRATS RENEW FILIBUSTER By the Associated Press ! Washington. Nov. 20.?The Dem i ocrats renewed their filibuster on jibe anti-lynching bill when the 'senate reconvened. They began demanding roll calls on all motions. [McKellar, of Tennessee; Harrison, of Mississippi, and Reed of M"<? souri, brought many fcookj eating their readiness ior a long fight. Underwood declared the sen ate would do no business today. TRAITORS SHOT AT _ATHENS Greeks Make Clean Sweep of Ministers and Generals Who Brought on Smyrna1 Disaster Athens. Nov. 28 (By the Associat ed Press).?The six former cabi net officers and army officers, con victed of high treason in connection with the "Greek disaster in Asia Minor, were executed today. The execution of the condemned men was by shooting. The men ex ecuted were: Former Premiers Gounaris. Protbpapadakis and Stratos; M.^Theotokis, former war minister; M. Baltazzis, holder of portfolios in several former cabi nets, and Gen. Hadjanestis, com mander of the Greek forces at the time of the Asia Minor military disaster. The British minister, F. O. Lindley, has notified the Greek gov ernment that Great Britain has broken off relations with Greece and that he is leaving Athens tO' night.' O. H. Bentinck, British' member i of the financial control, remains! here. A statement issued by the court- j martial which condemned to death j the former ministers, giving the reasons for imposing the sen-1 tences of. death, says in effect that the defendants knowingly conceal ed* from the people the danger in volved in King Constantine's re turn to the throne and that, al-: though Greece was breaking away from her alliances, they did their utmost to consolidate Constantine's throne in order to enjoy office un der him. "By terroristic methods," the statement adds, "they stifled all public opinion contrary to them, arranged with General Hadjanestis a pretended offensive against Con stantinople and thereby brought about the enemy's offensive and the collapse of ?he Greek front in Asia Minor, thus deliberately delivering a large part of the army into the enemy's hands. "They therefore were convicted in accordance with several articles of the military and penal codes of conspiring to commit high trea son." ?The official announcement issued today after the execution of the ministers "says: "The sentence of the courtmar tial was delivered this morning. Messrs. Gounaris, Baltazzis, The otokis, Protopapadakis, Stratos and General Hadjanestis were condemn ed to death and were executed this morning. i "General Stratigos and Mr. Goudas were sentenced to penal servitude for life. The military de fendants were also sentenced to : degradation, and the following fines were inflicted: Gounaris 200,000 drachmas; Stratos, 355,000 drach mas; Protopapadakis 500,000, Bal tazzis 1,000,000; Theotokis 1,000, 000; Goudas 200,000 drachmas." London; Nov. 2-8.?A despatch to The Daily Express from Athens asserts that before the Greek min isters faced the firing squad Gen eral Hajanestis was solemnly de j graded. His medals and the in signia of his rank were cut from his uniform and his sword was i broken. Communion was adminis tered to all the men before they were shot. Their bodies later were take nto the cemetery where they were turned over to relatives. The despatch adds that F. C. Lindley, "the British minister, con tinued his efforts to secure clem ency for the condemned men up to the last moment. He visited the foreign office twice Monday even ing when it already was an open secret that some of the accused men would be sentenced to death. He also visited the revolutionary j chief. Colonel Piasticiras. i i ______ London. Nov. 2S.?The Times asserts that the British minister at Athens,' F. O. Lindley. has asked for his passports. Lausanne, Nov. 2S (By the As sociated Press).?The news of th? executions of ministers at Athens caused great excitement among the delegates to the Lausanne confer ence tonight. Former Premier Venizelos of Greece denied himseli to the newspaper men. The other Greek deltgates said that without official information they were un able to say whether the executions I would have any effect on the po ? sition of the Greek delegation. j Philippine Editor Is Acquitted. I Manila. P. L, Oct. 30.?The su j preme court unanimously acquit ! ted Gregorio Perfecto, former edi tor of La Nacton, organ of the Demoerata party, who was convict ed in the lower court and sen j tenced to two months imprison j ment on a charge of defaming ; members of the Philippine sen i ate. The case arose from an attack i made by Mr. Perfecto in La Na tion upon the senate in connection ' with the loss of valuable doeu ? ments belonging thereto and in j which he said "the author of the theft; perhaps simply followed the 'example, of certain senators whn secured their election through fraud and robbery." While all the justices reached the conclusion that Mr. Perfecto was not guilty, they differed on the ba I sis of the acquittal. - I Matthews, of the Polar regions is under arrest in Chicago. The> should ke ep him or he will become a janitor. BLOODY m BATTLE IN I ARKANSAS; Band of Masked Men and 0 i 1 Workers Stage Battle By the Associated Press Monroe, Louisiana, Nov. 20.? Several men are wounded, some of them dying, as the result of a bat-' tie last night between masked men and oil field workers at Smack over, Arkansas, according to a tele phone message from El Dorado, I Arkansas to the authorities here j today. Clemenceau Pleads For Help: Tells Great Audience in Chica- j go That America Should j Save France ; Chicago, Nov. 2S (By the Asso ciated Press)?Standing with out i spread arms before an audience ithat packed the auditorium, j Georges Clemenceau today pleaded j with America to save France from j j possible extinction, j Patiently seeking ? to explain j away the charges of militarism and I I imperialism brought against his i country, the old Tiger declared j that France sought only peace, but ithat war was being forced upon ! her. j "If France does not " get the ?help that she needs," he declatetl S in emotional tones, "she may per haps disappear. Athens was a de ! mocracy, very great and. very fineC ! but she disappeared. And if France ! were to disappear I believe that some day the people would begin to look around and ask if something I had not disappeared that had j brought life to the world." j The aged premier's audience i hung on his every word, internipt jing him twice to drive him back ; behind a loud speaking device I which would carry his weak voice j through the big house, j Clemenceau took as his subject ! the epitaph that he read last week 'on Grant's tomb in New York? i "Let Us Have Peace." -' ? ' "Since the world has been," he(i I continued, "it has always been the j feeling in every man's heart that } he wanted peace. But Gen. Grant ! when he . uttered those faihous words knew very well that before there could be peace there mast, be war. "It is a great pity that war is so cruel; that it brings with it i bloodshed and things we. hardly i dare think of now. Nevertheless ?that was really a beautiful and in I spiring time, when men were ready 'to give their lives for a great I cause, when they were ready to die for a world?a world which rep I resented the* nest and most ex quisite part of human heart and thought. x "But that is done. The war is over. Peace has arisen. It is now our mission to reason with and convince others. We must approach autocratic power in some .way^or other and convince that power that it should get behind our cause. "Therefore, let opinions speak, let us reason with each other, dis cuss with each other, even curse each other if that be necessary but step by step, through .unceas ing efforts, let us strive" to achieve what moves the world?truth, justice, liberty and right." i victory for ! cooperatives Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 28.?An other complete legal victory was won by the Tri-State Tobacco Grow ers* Cooperative association in Wake superior court today when Judge C. C. Lyon granted perma nent restraining orders in 1 all the II cases tried today and denied re versal of the cases on P. A. Elkin and J. N. Edwards of Pitt county ;and C. M. Winstead ?f Person j county. This was the second batch of per manent injunctions against delivery of tobacco by members outside of the association, the first batch hav i ing been granted at Nashville by j Judge Frank Daniels, several weeks j ago. The victory today for the co I operatives was the more notable j because 15 able attorneys for de j fendants practically abandoned ar gument and left the field to the cooperatives. school' children burned Distressing Tragedy at High Point Community School Near Covington, Georgia By the Associated Press Covington. Ga., Nov. 20.?Two dead and thirty-eight injured is the toll of the burning of the High Point community school, near here yesterday. A careful check today showed that all others are accounted for. The dead are Jas. Steele and the eight-year-old son of Charles Bacheler. The dead were in the room of Mrs. Oscar Grant, on the second floor, who was critically burned. She stood in a window and dropped forty chil dren to the- ground before the floor of the room gave away! Sev enteen of the children sustained broken limbs in the twenty foot, drop. Four inhaled flames. Ninety nine children were in the building when the flames were discovered. Escape through the hallways was cut off. REPUBLICANS : WILL PASS SUBSIDY BILL Reckless Partisan Ma* jority in Congress Determined to. Bur den Public For Ben efit of Ship Owners # By the Associated Press Washington. Nov. 29.?Republi can leaders today predicted that the administration shipping bill would pass by a comfortable mar gin, as the house session opened to day. The final vote will be taki about four o'clock. Several important, changes were made yesterday, all offered by Re publicans. All Democratic amend? ments were quickly voted down. The most important amendm? adopted was one necessitating: 1 appropriation yearly from the mei^ chant marine fund of payments to ship operators. Judge Peurifoy i To Leave Bei Walterboro, Nov. 28.?The ru mor has gained credence in Wal terboro that Judge James E. Peuri foy of the Fonrteenth Judicial Cir cuit has'decided to tender his'res ignation as judge to become ef fective at the beginning of the new year. Much interest has been manifested in this reported resig nation and as to the probable suc cessor to Judge Peurifoy, who will be elected when the Legislature meets in January. The resignation of Judge Peuri foy will come, it is understood, as. a result of the trying werk he has been doing since he was elected judge six years ago when the new Fourteenth Judicial Circuit was created. He is advised by his physician that the confinement and hard wor* are telling on his health, and that it would be better for him to get more outdoor life and free jdom from the many worries of ju | dicial life. Aside from this, Judge Peurifoy has Targe property inter Jests in |his county and he wishes Ko be able to give these more of .his personal attention. Judge Peurifoy has made cue of the ablest judges . this state has had for a long while.- Hjs stand on many matters, and the whole some and helpful advice and sug gestions given while holding court over the state, will- _ve for a lonS time. He has given six; years qt the best efforts of his life to tht {judgeship. HIGH SCHOOL DAMAGED I ! Anderson Institution Suffers From Fire j Anderson, Nov. 28.?Fire, origi j natiwg last night around 11 o'clock. in a dressing room near the stage practically destroyed the south wing of the Anderson High school, with a damage estimated as approx imately $20,000, and with a slight .damage to the mam portion of the building, which suffered littlfe, I however, due to a fire wall, together with the bringing into play of the .auxiliary apparatus of the High ?school. I IA portion of ' the wall of the-, j; south wing of the building toppled j shortly after the fire department 'arrived on the scene. The large [metal beams extending the width of the building warped with the in tense heat and pulled the walls of j the building together. Fortunately j the walls fell into the auditorium ,of the building which is housed by the south wing; otherwise, fire men who were fighting the fire from the outside probably would have been instantly killed. FEDERAL ATTORNEYS TO PUSH ALL PEND ING LIQUOR CASES By the Associated Press Washington, Nov. 29.?Federal attorneys will he instructed to push all pending liquor cases, a?d demand the heaviest penalty, it be came known today. Death. , irr. E. H. Mathis died Tuesday night about 10 o'clock at the Sol diers* Home in Columbia. Mr. Mathis who was well advanced in age, leaves five children. Miss Daisy Mathis. Mrs. J. B. White and Mrs. Edward W*hite of Sumter, Mr. L. D. Mathis of Manning and Mr. H. W. Mathis of Jacksonville, Fla. Funeral services will be held at Bethany church near Mannville Thursday morning at 11:30, leaving the residence of Miss Daisy Mathis, 20 Levi street, this city, at 10 o'clock. Marriage Licenses. White?Mr. Delmar D. Wadford, of Sumter and Miss Eunice D. Dantzler, of Eutawville. Colored: Walter Gibbons and Eula May Rose, of Lynchburg. Matthew James, of Winston-Sa lem, N. C, and Rosa Lee Hunter, Rembert. ? Henry Darby and Patsey Felder, Sumter. Willie Singletary and Mary'Sin gletary. Mayesvilie. Wyth Davis and Bessie Dukes, Sumter. Pluck and luck look alike becaus* they go around together. There is some talk of the kaiser going into the movies but he can't. He stays married too long.