The Item from Sumter, South Carolina • 1

THE SUMTER DAIL ITEM VOL LVIII NO 49 SUMTER MONDAY JUNE 11 1923 FIVE CENTS A COPY 13 Missing In a Fez UNIVERSAL STANDARDS FOR COTTON OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS SWEPT BY DISASTROUS ROOD MILLIONS DAMAGE BIG LIQUOR HAUL MADE BY POLICE Part of Oklahoma is Under Water Resi-idents of Lowland in That State and Texas Fleeing CURZON URGES FRANCE TO RENEW NEGOTIATIONS WITH GERMANY AT ONCE WILL HAVE TO FIGHT FOR COAL BUSINESS British Foreign Minister Favors Acceptance of German Note as Basis of Inter-Allied Hills Up-Country Believes Savannah and Charleston Will Be Principal Rivals For London June 11 (By the Associated Press) Lord Curzon in conference today with Count Saint Aulaire the French ambassador urged that the French government accept latest reparation proposals as a basis for negotiations If France will do this Lord Curzon will Inform Germany it was stated that the French government is willing discuss the problem collectively with the allies By William Banks in Courier Columbia June 9 To what ex- Kansas City June 11 (By the Associated Press) At least five are reported killed and thousands homeless property damage estimated in millions floods covering many parts of Kansas Oklahoma and Texas today Torrential rains over Kansas is the cause The northern half of Oklahoma is virtually covered with water the losses running into the millions Residents in the lowlands of Trinity river at Fort Worth Texas today prepared to abandon their homes after the heavy rains caused the river to rise twenty-seven feet with continued rise of seven inches hourly There are three thousand homeless at Arkansas City Kansas Winfield suffered heavily reveral hundred families are homeless there Farmers in the low land along the Arkansas Canadian and Illinois river are moving to the hills Great Britain it is explained will tent will Charleston be helped by then endeavor to obtain from Berthe absorption of the Clinchfield lin a pledge of cancellation of the AUDIENCE FAVORS CLOSING Resolution Offered by Mayor Jennings Endorsed iggest Audience of Revival at Night Meeting Party Gone to Fayetteville Today Sunday night just after Evangelist Ham had finished his sermon a resolution was offered by Mayor Jennings that all business houses and public offices in Sumter be closed from 10 to 11 each day except Saturdays and Mondays during the Ham-Ramsay revival meeting and when he called on all in favor of the resolution to stand it seemed that everybody in the immense audience arose and vigorously applauded the action In introdcing his resolution Mr Jennings stated that in his first welcome to the evangelist and his party he had been very guarded in what he said but after their stay of two weeks during which he had attended many of the meetings he had become firmly convinced that their object was the spiritual good of Sumter and nothing else He therefore without consulting any of the members of the party or any of the committee offered the resolution He called for discussion after the resolution bad been seconded by Rowland the chairman of the committee and others Mr Dabbs suggested that an invitation be extended to the country people to come in and to bring their employees white and colored to the meetings as he believed it would do them great good The resolution was then voted on by a rising vote and unanimously endorsed: BE IT RESOLVED By the congregation of more than five thousand now assembled at the tabernacle that we most earnestly request all of the business houses to standards be modified in several re- cdose their places of business be-spects and adopted as international ginning Monday June 12th from Edme Hinkle 13 missing from her home since April 10 has been New York Mystery in orders for passive resistance in the Ruhr which Premier Poincare named as a condition precedent to any negotiations Officers Arrest Several Negroes Sunday Morning and Secure Thirteen Gallons of White It was certainly lucky for somebody Sunday morning when the officers of the city got a hunch or wireless or some other communication to get busy and that is what they got for a litlte later on Chief Barwiek and Policemen Chandler and Cummings were in possession of no less than thirteen gallons of essence of white It might have been a little more than that amount but it was as bad as that and it is lucky that the officers got possession of it for if they had not it would have been equally unlucky for those who might have drunk it In bringing it into his office some of the beverage spilled over the floor and wherever it spilled it took the paint off the floor showing that it possesses a (By 'the Associated goodly quantity of lye and might Agrarian cabinet be good as a paint remover if it Stamboulisky could not fulfill its original mis- IN BULGARIA Overthrows Government and New Cabinet her case was deepened when her mother received a note from an anonymous man who said he loved the girl NO REPLY NECESSARY President Harding in the fez of Aladdin Temple Columtas of which he is a member snapped as Jie rode in the parade of the Shrin ers at Washington RE VOLUTION French Government Attaches No Importance to Reparations Proposal Paris June 11 the Associated Press) No reply to the recent German note is considered necessary as far as France is concerned it was said at the foreign office today but if the Allies desire to improve the opportunity to resume a general discussion of the reparation question France is ready Military Party Stiam-Boulisky Installs TWO HURT IN MOTOR ACCIDENT Laurin Crossland and Louise Mannings Injured Near Latta road by the Coast Line? It may be put up to Charleston to decide Some days ago I interviewed Lyles general counsel for the Columbia Newberry and Laurens road and he seemed to think that his road had a most excellent chance to get the haul of coal from Laurens to Columbia and thence to Sumter and Charleston over the Coast Line This route is much shorter than the by Augusta But while in Greenwood this week I interviewed a number of citizens who have been making unofficial inquiry for they wish to know where Greenwood in this transaction There is information in Greenwood that $4000000 will be spent in building up the Charleston and Western Carolina from Spartanburg via Laurens Greenwood Augusta Ga to Yem-assee Then it will be up to Charleston to get the business away from Savannah And it is reported in Greenwood on good authority that the Coast Line is to double track the line from Yemassee to Savannah If Charleston wishes to horn in on this great shipping of coal from West Virginia to some South Atlantic port it is up to Charleston to go after it for the shipping will seek the port that offers the greater advantages That is the belief in the up-country although every Sofia June 9 Press) The headed by Premier was overthrown early this morn- sion MILLION DAMAGE ATMACON Severe Storm With Cloud Burst Hits Town and Property Loss is Very Heavy Lightning Strikes Building Macon Ga June 10 Damage estimated at $1000000 was caused Liverpool in 1913 which racom-to Macon property by a storm I mended that the Liverpool eotton WILL SEEK LOAN FOR CURRENT YEAR ing the plot being carried out by officers with the assistance of the active army Although there was no bloodshed Chief Barwiek got information that there was something doing on West Liberty street and he and the two policemen went out that way Treasury to Issue Certificates For Hundred anti Fifty Million the new regime proclaimed a stage They visited the house of Julia of siege and issued a proclama- Daly and found the liquor in nu- merous bottles and one and two gallon jugs The liquor was confiscated and Julia was arrested tion saying: liberty dawns again The regime of deceit violence and murder has collapsed under the They then on who brought weight of its crimes and a new the liquor and went for the boot-era of law harmojjy and peace leggers Julius Daly spn has Champion Fay and Henry Parham Prof Sankof with Prof Meletiff were arrested and lodged in jail rector of the University of Sofia Bond was put up by the defen-took an active part in constituting dants and the city is in $385 by the a new government transaction that amount being for- Premier Stamoulsky who has feited by the defendants and it been living in semi-retifement in also has thirteen gallons of the standards In 1914 the United States government sent representatives tef 10 to 11 A and to continue to do so until these meetings close except Mondays and that broke over this city at 12:30 this afternoon More than six inches of water fell in less than an hour and a half as reported by the weather bureau While the storm was at its height hall on Giles street I was undermined and firemen had to be called to rescue nine persons from the second floor Horne head of the fam- Latta June This morning on the road from Dillon to La raja and at the edge of town an automobile accident occurred when a roadster driven by Laurin Cross-land of Bennettsville ran into trie rear of a touring car in attempting to pass and turned over crashing down a telephone pole in its path before coming to a stop Both Mr Crossland and his pas- body 'is uTungfor Chartestom senger Miss Louise Manning of Sanford were injured Miss Manning was seriously injured A special train carried them to Florence to the hospital as soon as the injured could be moved Mr Crossland and Miss Manning were en route from Bennettsville Myrtle Beach when the accident occurred where they were to be guests at a house party FIRE MANY SHOTS INTO SEA MONSTER Fishermen Harpoon Denizen Deep Weighing Twenty Thousand Pounds Miami Fla June 10 A received today from Long Europe and urged adoption of a set Saturdays in order that those who of standards proposed to become official cotton standards of the United States Negotiations with the Liverpool Cotton association resulted in certain modifications of desire to do so may attend these services We do not believe that any business will suffer by reason of this closing and on the contrary we believe it will prove of lasting Washington June 10 The treasury announced tonight It would seek tfc tegyiof $150000000 to round oit'qSapaicing for the current fiacdl year ending June 30 The new certificates of indebtedness will mature in six momhs an' is expected will be retired larg by tax -receipts In the next two quarterly ptayments The Interest rate willype 4 per cent slightly lower than previous offering of government securities have paid The new iSue Will enable the government to conclude the refunding bf its short dated debt begun in 1921 and no further financing will be neceesaty it was stated officially until the middle of September Proceeds of the new certificate offer which will lie dated June 15 together with the June 15 payment pf Income and piufits taxes expected to amount to $350000000 or more will take care of certifi- FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS WIN PAR- ilj rescued said he looked across the Liverpool standards and the the street and saw water rising United States standards were ap- benefit to the entire community And the city invites all country people to attend these services In accordance with this resolution all of the business houses represented at the meeting and the audience was by far the biggest that of CLEARANCE CASES above the floor of the porches Then he felt the hall begin to give way His wife and three grown daughters and four grandchildren June 11 (By the Press) The methods proved by the directors but the association indefinitely deferred final action In December 1914 these standards agreed upon were adopted as Washington Associated used by the federal reserve banks became panic stricken he said and in Georgia and Virginia to compel he called for help Firemen found message Key where yesterday a sea monster estimated to weigh 20000 pounds was the official cotton standards of the the evangelist has had will close United States The World Cotton each day from 10 to 11 conference at New Orleans in 1919 each day except Mondays when favored the adoption of uniform there is no service and Saturdays all exits washed away and the building ready to collapse George Woodruff and a companion drove an automobile into the underpass under the Central of Georgia railway near the terminal station when the stotm broke to his native village of Slavonitz returned to Sofia last night On his arrival he found troops drawn up: When the premier asked for an explanation the officers ignored the question He then tried to telephone to police headquarters to obtain an explanation but discovered the wires had been cut then he understood he was a prisoner The coup was carried out with military precision members of the reserve officers organization and units of the active army surrounded parliament house and arrested the ministers and deputies while these ministers who were absent were arrested later at their homes Among those arrested were the members of a powerful organization known as the and alleged to be a staunch supporter of Stamboulsky All the frontiers are closed and no trains are allowed to leave the capital The military league which led the movement issued a statement this afternoon denying rumors of a general mobilization It said calm prevailed among the population making such a step classification Similar action- was taken at the World Cotton conference at Liverpool in 1921 With the passage by the last con- tanks that are not members of the system to cash at par checks drawn upon them by depositors which reach the federal reserve banks for collection or clearance are valid the supreme court today decided in cases brought against the federal reserve banks of Atlanta and Richmond Action was brought by Georgia and North Carolina banks Arrive at Infirmary Florence June 10: Mr Crossland and Miss Manning were brought to the Florence infirmary Tonight Miss Manning was suffering from profound shock and very little reaction had been secured Her chest is crushed and the physicians fear that the left lung may have been perforated by a rib The right arm is broken and when it is thought that visitors to Sumter would be inconvenienced by closing Mr Jennings stated that he did not believe that anyone would be hurt if all closed and Mr Rowland stated that he put up the side curtains Before g-ress of the Fulmer cotton stand- ards act which goes into effect August 1 all sales and shipments had a better business during the of American cotton in interstate two weeks of the meeting than he and foreign commerce according had had for three years He had the task was completed the water was up to the bottom of the car They tried to start the engine and coulcl not In a few minutes the water was up to the top of the car harpooned by a party of fisher- men stated that the battle to get I ate8 indebtedness maturing on it ashore still was in progress More that ate and provide foi the i unammunition was received by the expenses of the government until September 15 Maturing certificates must be caret! then and officials ekpect some now financing will have to be done it that time About $75000000 in iir erest on the public debt falls due June 1 a but that can be nut promptly through the tax receipts as cun the interest payments due in Juiy and August With the trea ury carrying a cash balance of close to $300 -000000 officials declared today the financing position was better than the most optimistic supporters of the refinancing program had anticipated now connected with the New York aquarium who is at Long Key Mr Mowbray hopes to obtain the fish for the American Museum of Natural History and has wired to New York for expert taxidermists The message stated that the party was making its way slowly to shore but it impossible vhe is suffering from many bruises rector of the Miami aquarium and to any standard must be in accord- Woodruff carried his companion ace with the United States official OFFICERS SEARCHING FOR NEGROES WHO ATTEMPTED ATTACK begun closing each day with the beginning of the meeting Mr Jennings said that some employees who might like to get off out of the flood through water up to his neck cotton standards The new law also provides arbitration through An x-ray examination has not yet been made owing to her condition She was conscious tonight Mr Crossland Was resting fairly well 1-Ie is suffering from broken ribs a badly bruised right knee and other buises tonight was to communicate with the fishermen and it was not known whether the monster had been landed Gaffney June 11 (By the Associated Press) County officers today were searching for three negroes alleged to have attempted an attack upon a white girl near here GREW IS AGAIN ASKED TO HELP CAPTIVE CRIES FOR EXECUTION Bishopville News Items COTTON TRADE CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON British and French Representatives Discuss Cotton Standards Act With American Cotton Men Lans- the department of agriculture for were prevented and the closing all shipments of cotton in inter- would allow all who wanted to at-state and foreign commerce It is tend the morning services to do so the belief of officials of the de-1 Several of the stores have been partment of agriculture that the closing since the meeting started act will greatly increase the sim- while others started closing later plicity of conducting the trade in 0n One bank has been closing American cotton and will be a bene- 1 during the morning services for fit to both producers and consum- several days and it is expected ers beginning Wednesday other banks Under the new law the privilege will do likewise the Liverpool Cotton exchange has I Big Audience exercised for many years of passing The audience Sunday night was final judgment on that part of the by far the largest that Dr Ham American cotton crop which is ex- has had yet in attendance upon his ported is practically taken away services It was estimated by from it and placed with the secre-ome to be as large as five thou-tary of agriculture 1 sartd persons while others esti- The British delegates who will be mated it as over four thousand heard by Secretary Wallace include All of the seats were filled in-the following representatives of the eluding the extra benches which WOULD NATIONALIZE ANTHRACITE MINES Man Charged With Strangling Sweetheart Pleas for Quick Action Union Places Plan Before United States Coal Commission Washington June 10 Complete Washington June 11 (By the Associated Press) British and French cotton trade representatives Macon Ga June 10- All of the storm sewers of the city were overloaded Many of them gave way Basements of scores of business houses are flooded and there is where the greatest damage has been done Tonight every available red light in Macon is being used to warn people of washed out places The city has advertised for 100 laborers to report tomorrow morning to join the regular forces in making repairs mill dam near here broke during the storm A Harris who operates a poultry farm near the mill had 1-600 hens and chickens drowned Two fire engines responding to an alarm of fire during the storm became stuck in the mud under the Ash street crossing of the Central of Georgia railroad feet of mud and sand had washed in The storm was local extending no more than 20 miles from thin city in any direction The outei rim of the storm toward the jjeach belt was at Ec-heconee There is a 65 foot washout on where three met here today with a delegation plan for nationalization of Pennsyl-of American cotton men to discuss vania anthracite mines with opera-the new United States cotton tion under a control equally repre- Rupture of Conference at a nne is Threatened Lausanne June 8 Joseph Grew the chief American observer ivt the Near East peace conference again has been asked to use his good offices in an endeavor to prevent a rupture of the conference as lie did in the Turco-Greek crisis The Turks and the allies seem to be ithout hope of settling! the Ottoman debt problem among themselves but feel that Mr drew because of the American disinterestedness can do much to bring the two parties together Talk regarding the Chester concession has been renewed but the most reliable information obtainable is that the main interest of the United States in this matter is the establishment of broad underlying principles like the open door and recognition of the concessions in treaties only when their validity is undisputed This doctrine may affect the French railroad contract which the Turks assert is invalid because the Angora government has standards act as American export conference was arranged of Agriculture request of foreign ning Seats had those and they were were installed the last part of the week and there were many others sitting in cars outside of the building at the various doors opposite the precaher where they could both see and hear In the audience were many from all of the small surrounding towns Some of the Liverpool Cotton association who also represent the Rotterdam Holland and Barcelona Spain cotton exchanges Hugh Roxburg chairman Cecil Taylor A Nickerson and Clayton The Manchester Cotton association limited will be represented by II Robin- renting the miners mine managers and the public has been laid before the United Sta i es coal commission by the union With it was submitted some criticism of the commission's present cost finding methods and a request for public hearing on the proposal An alternative plan for a general Were giVenf auction of capital investment and applying to the trade The by Secretary Wallace at the interests been reserved for in a body At Bishopville June 8 The farmers have had a pretty tough time with their crops trying to gather their oats and get their corn and cotton in shape between the rains which have been very abundant Much of the oat crop has been harvested and is exceedingly fine considering the unfavorable seasons The cotton and corn crops are about on an average with the crops of last year Most of the cotton has suffered for want of plowing At a meeting of the Knights of Pythians held Thursday night the ladies furnished them an elegant supper which was very much enjoyed by those who -were fortunate enough to be present Mr Cunningham has been quite sick for four weeks I am glad to say he is very much better and able to walk about the house Mr Jeter and Miss Parrott were married last week Mr Jeter is assistant cashier in the First National bank Mrs Jeter is daughter of Parrott postmaster here Mrs II ugh Durant and son of Georgia are on a visit to Mrs Edgar Scott at their home in Wisacky New York June Crying for execution as punishment for his deed Eluigo Lozade Philippine houseman was taken to West Side court today for arraignment on a charge of strangling to death his sweetheart Blossom Martin Despite his plea for quick action his case was postponed until tomorrow Lozade arrested at Elizabeth-port Staten Island when he attempted to cast the body which he had bundled Into a pair of portieres into the river was haggard and worn when taken from his cell this morning He had paced his cell throughout the day unable to close his ears to the jeers and curses heaped upon him by other prisoners in the same tiers Yesterday Lozade told police he had killed Miss Martin with his bare hands He was said to have confessed to them that he became angered because Miss Martin told him she did not think he was able to support a wife and because he was jealous of her friendship with a married man son and Heape the Internet- fifty or more who came over from ional Federation of Master Spin- Camden in the afternoon remained ners and assoeia- for the night service There were tion by Joseph Wilde and Cecil pome from Alarming and Bishop- specially reserved seats afternoon Sunday afternoon capital charges in the industry also was submitted one division of the Central of Geor- Hilton and the Syndicate du Com- yille Mayesville and Eastover Oth-gia railroad and a similar washout merce des Cottons of Havre er places too were represented Havre er places too were represented Prear lies Best Sermon Minister Ham Sunday night was at his best and preached what many characterized as his best sermon on the Macon Dublin Savannah France by Piereo du Pasquier railroad American cotton men who will The baseball ffark is still flooded qe present include Butler tonight president of the New Orleans Cot- Lightning struck four buildings ton exchange George Shutt Evangelist Ham gave one of the most striking i sermons that ho has delivered Ilis subject' was the world of today upon Christian arid he dealt with the subject in an unusual manner his time being devoted almost exclusively to read-J Columbia June i) (By the Asso ing excerpts from newspapers and dated Press) The tax levy QS magazines to iprove (fiat tfio down- Die year 1323 South Carolina 'vJ1j nearer settlement fall of the present civilization was he six mills according to an an- the Xurks contemplate of- imminent and inevitable unless it nouncement this emng by Wal' ing the Frcnbh lb he An- looked to Christ for salvation ter Duncan comptroller rrant Monday inornig the entire evan- oral The levy last year was sev-gelistic party went to Eayetteville en and one-half mills Auditors of for a two-day stay The party the various counties are being offl-will return on Wednesday morning i dally notified of the reduction however for it is Settlement the debt problem was rendered more difficult because of receipt of instruction by from Angora tonight not to in the city during the storm but president of the New York Cotton Death of Harry Bingham no one was injured John Ramsey chairman of the street committee of the city council who made a tour of the city late this afternoon said that it will cost the city $3H(M) to fill in'eotto nexchange only the washed out places He Samuel Hubbard Tr found three houses collapsed after being undermined and scores of others undermined and badly exchange Butler Howard exchange Rivers Savannah George Jiarriss of New York and Rankin Thomason BRAND TAKES PALM Memphis American Cotton Atlanta' Cotton Exchange Willman Dallas Bache and Norman New Orleans Philadelphia VV Harris Norfolk since he has been in Sumter He spoke for one hour clearly logically and forcefully and he held the undivided attention of his audience throughout Taking for his subject the Bible text the well known words: not deceived God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also Dr Ham in masterly style showed that man must sow to the lust of the flesh or to the things of the spirit His illustrations were apt and interesting and his logic was indisputable In the afternoon the audience Ismet abandon the Turkish position the levy said Mr Duncan in time for Mr Ham to deliver the regular morning sermon at the warehouse on Wednesday at 1(1 The President is Back It will be a source of great sad-nes Dances Over Two Hundred Hours Breaking Record St Louis June 10 -Nernie Brand of Dallas Texas tonight established a continuous dancing record of 217 hours Brand who broke the previous record of 195 hours mates requested that they be nl- to his friends and schoolmates to learn of the death of Harry Bingham who died this morning Harry was a member of the sev-neth grade at school and just lie-fore the close of school his class- 10 The June Washington The heaviest loss will be in Weil Montgomery Eustace Taylor the wholesale said Mr Ramsey told it will run high in the thousands probably to a million dollars Galveston: Neale Waco Marcus Dallas Coker Hartsville and Sprunt Wilmington THE HARDINGS RETURN TO WASHINGTON Washington June 11 (By the Associated Press) President and Mrs Harding and party returned here today aboard the yacht Mayflower The yacht was boarded at Lewes Delaware early yesterday for the return trip from that state which was visited Saturday Sunday a feature of the service was the singing The choir was presidential yacht Mayflower mnv-the largest and most enthusiastic ing slow ly tip the Potomac tonight was not quite so large as at trial 1 which has been on hand yet and is oxneefed to reach its dock here hut it was a large one and ijeflly njj Ramsey handled it in excellent at 730 a tomorrow The pres-filled the great warehouse manner In the afternoon Mrs idem and his party boarded the laziest were about fifty in the Camden dele- Ernest Zemp of Camden sang yacht last night at Lewes Del after spending the greater part of I the day touring through the state lowed to go to his home to take him an offering of flowers His friends and classmates will be deeply grieved by this intelligence The arrangements for the funeral will be announced later Jn national Marathon dancing contest here today shuffled for nine days the sole survivor of 22 persons entered in the contest which started June 1 Brand won $5000 in prizes It is just about time qinf blaming things on the war and start blaming them on ourselves Fishermen are not men on earth Some men even too lazy to go fishing the i.