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For Treasures.

announce myself a candidate for
reelection as Treasurer of Sumter
County. subject to the rules governing
the Democratic primary.
b. G.. WALLACE !,
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First PRINCIPLES,

"Whats your theory Of collective
bargaining"
"Seeins to me-" replied Farmer
COrutOssel. pretty much like the
plain. 0ld-fasiilOned lawsuit. The
side that kin get the smartest legal
talent to represent it il mighty liable
70 Ket the best Of the deal"
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wa,alno,on's, Peculiar Hobby.

George Washington'S principal di-
version was. training baby foxes. lie
was fond Of fox hunting. He took the
animals hume and trsined them In all
kinds Of tricks. which he often exhib-
ltpd TO friends.
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For Sheriff.

Having served the County as Depu-
ty Sheriff under the late Sheriff Brad
ford, and desiring to have my record
inspected with view to prom otion,
1 hereby announce myself as candi-
date for, the office of Sheriff OF sum-
ter County, subject to the rules of the
Democratic Primary.
JACK II. FORBES.
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=. ~ n = % fslfs
Candidates Cards.

For the House of Representatives
l hereby announce myself afcandi-
date for reelection to the House of
Representatives.
c. J. JACKSON.
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'in Abbcyille today, in Greenwood to.
morrow, Ia Mccormick Wednesday, in
lLaurens Thursday and in Newberry
Friday. The itinerary comes to a close
with the Newberry meeting.
---- ----- 81
Gaffney. Aug. GA touring car
containing seven people plunged into
- hole on the national highway near
Grover. y. c. "Wednesday night, and
all of tho occupants were injured. The
car belobg to Luther Spearman,, who
with Mrs. Spearman, and their two
nephews and their child were travel
Ing north over the road about two
miles south of Grover. The fill had
been undermined by water, and with
ont warning the car went down. The
baby's right leg was H'oken above the
knee. one Of the women was severely
cut just below the knee, and one Of
the men has severely lacerated face.
Columbia. Aug 22,-Believing that
the official casualty report issued at
Washington by the adjutart general
can be supplemented to a great extent
by friends, next of kin, and organiza-
tions with which the DECEASED we're
iaentihed' the Army and cNayyeolub of
America Is endeavoring through cor
respohdence to compile "A complete.
aotnentic list of the officers who died
In the world war. The names. with
other data hearing on the civil and
military life of the men who mad. the
supreme sacrifice. Will be preserved
iha sS.poo.OOO memorial hall and off,
GERS club house to be erected i'm New
A9rk CITY, Plans for the memorial,
which Willebs in the nature of a great
center. were announced "a
iew DAYS ago by Rear Admiral Brad
icy A. Fiske, u. s. NJ. retired, presi-
dent Of the club.
fCiinton~ Aug. 22.--The directors Of
the Masonic temple for Clinton have
peen pusy to past few weeks and as
result Of their lab9rs are. now ready
10 announce that they are proceeding
with, the final plans incident to the
erection Of the building. An extensive
canvass has been conducted in the
sste OF stock in the temple and the
sotai sales SO far amount to $4,000.
rhe committee appointed for the pur-
pose OF going into detail in the ar.
pangement Of plans have finished
their work and turned it back to the
architect for completion.
p Fanney. Aug, 22.--William Pierce.
an industrious farmer. who lived. with,
In about three miles of Gaffney. was
KILLED by lightning while he and his
lamily were in the liyipg room of his
dweliipg Friday evening about z
o'clock. His wife and two children
and brother were In the room at the
lipe and all of them were more or
less shocked. but none of their in
luries are serious. Mr.. Pierce was
about 30 years of age and was liked
ana respected by all who knew him.
Columbia Aug. 22--Revenue agents
visited Sumter and Kershaw counties
last week and captured four small
stille, three In Sumter county and one
In kershaw. All OF the outfits were of
capacity of from ten to 20 gallons.
NO arrests were made, hut warran ants
VIII be issued against several violators
p. ]. Coleman. chief raiding officer.
said yesterday.
A-------.- ----I-- -.
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Washington, Aug. 23.--Poland has
been cautioned by the United states
not to permit her armies, should they
encounter an offensive against the
Russians. to advance beyond Eth
nograph, the boundaries of Poland.
Informal representatives stated that
the official note had already been sent
through the American charge at
Warsaw
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I hereby announce myself as can
didate for the office of Sheriff. sub
ject TO the rules of the Dem ocratic
party JOHN r.. SUMTER.
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! Coanty Rejects Bids
&Hdp. No Offers on
prfaced Highways


W. The holding CT the Demo-
very election. ne said yes
rftth this announcement
Pogettes to participate In.
W. 20 elimmerinE as Il has
been coucesiedr that unless
l<lt 4Ws, are chaugsd women
able to quslify TO vote In.
W. and without an, extra
g the Iegisls ture, the election
14u.>f be altered. Attorney
44ns M. Wolfe is out of Coz
the present time attending
~ n "a Louis and Norris C..
esststant attorney general.
No reVuest for an opinion on
~ n end OF the suffrage agi-
n lrseR made OF him. q,
4IH - ----. c-ss
ttGtQD. tug. ls.---Federal re.
~ tle9 for moving the cotton
NJ ~ more ned~d. this season
pef9re- In the opinionN or
Ty4el - south Carolina. who
~ the matter up with Secrs-
on The South Carolina
IA pointed out to tho score
~ sVsasury that by reason of
t<4rFyover. The ACCUMULATION
&c4fe sfPple, the unfavorable
1fe4n cxcha nge and d'the fail--
zrp obtain resumption or
e3pert trade. specially to-
'f1pe. the hanks. of the cot-
4&p ordinary at this tiHe
"a \ f' + wherefore. the senator
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90 proad<r provision than
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<>u1umtss. August 2o--The city gov
nnent will probably face a deficit
.ne< ever st5e.00e and the short
o nay even be less than this amount
oc<k(Ipefc W. A.ycoiemam cha~msn
4 &1on nnanee sdepsrtment and city
c1lnxtlnau. yesterday. This deiiaii
"a roro8nixed by city council in com-
~ ~ annual budget Of estimated
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GAIN
IN OFFENSIVE
Capture Seventy-Fixe Thous-
and Prisoners in Fighting
RUSSIANS ARE ON THE
EVE OF GREAT DISASTER
IMoslem Authorities Call on All
of the Faith to Accept Boil
shevik Tenets

Warsaw, August 23--The Poles
have taken Grudus, twelve miles north
of Ciechanow and cut off the retreat
of the Bolsheviki northwest and north
of this city and by way of Mlwa and
PrZasnys
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Sumter May 4th. 1920.
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L hereby announce myself rapdi
date for the office of Sheriff IN the ap-
preaching Primary elections of the
Democratic party in Sumter County,
subject to the rules governing suc !,
elections.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-25

I announce myself a candidate for
the office OF Sheriff of Sumter County,
subject TO the rules OF the Democratic
party. '7fr
SAM NEWMAN.
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Columbia. Aug. 22.--Candidates for
the United states senate, congress and
Tail state ofi,ees hit the last lap OF the
campaign itinerary this week after .
continuous drive foy votes since June
22. The senate party is in Kingstree
today while the ofilce seekers for state
plums are In Abbeville.
More interest has lately been
stirred up I'm the senatorial race and
large crowds may greet the aspirants
for this job during the wind up OF the
campaign. From Kingstreet the sen
ato party goes TO. Manning Tuesday. to
Georgetown Wednesday. to Moncks
Corner Thursday ana To Charleston
Friday. The season" ends at the
city by the Sea Friday.
Candidates for state ofI,ccs will be
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Warsaw, Aug. 23.-rThe process OF
the bottling up of the Russians on the
northern front between Prussia anG
the Vistula has been completed ac-
co. ding to an official statement. The
Po.es have closed the gateway OF es.
cape, taking prisoners and material
in such quantities that 1t is impossibIe
to count them. The Soviet forces be-
fore Lemburg have begun a retreat
owing to the Polish advance on other
fronts. Ith - ~ teG ~
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Paris, August .23--German workers
in Danzig have seized the piers and es-
tablished soviets to prevent the landing
of supplies for Poland according to pe-
ports from that city.
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Paris. August 23-The soviet pris-
oners captured by the Polish forces in
their counter offensive will total
seventy-five thousand according to
Warsaw advices to the French foreign
office. The Mathis Warsaw corres-
pondent says the Russians appear on
the eve Of a complete disaster and
quotes General Weygand as saying
that Poland will be the grave of three
fourths of the Bolsllevik army.
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,Greenvillc. Aug, 23.--F'ive rare mu-
sical treats are M store for The people
of the Piedmont section this winter
when as many artist concerts are to be
given In accordance with the estab-
llshed custom in the mammoth Tex
tile Hall here. DIR. Il. ii. Peters,
chairman OF the chamber of COM
nicrce committee appointed to ar
range for the concerts, announced to-
day that two of the numbers will be a
Joint concert by Efrem Jimbalist, Rus
sian voiinist, with Miss Sophie Bras
lau. contralto, and a Joint concert by
Miss Christine Langenhan. dramatic
soprano. and William Bobyn, lyric
tenor. (tI -.
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Constantinople, August 23-Ali
leading Moslem authorities Of Anata-
lola have approved the PROCLAMATION
declaring the rinciples of BolshevismJ
are identical with those of Islam and
calling upon all mOslems to accept
the tenets of Bolshevism.
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IN Abbcyille today, in Greenwood to-
morrow, in Mccormick Wednesday, in
Laurens Thursday and in Newberry
Friday. The Itinerary comes to a close
with the Newberry meeting.
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: (be city limits. The execu-
yhssbittee is TO Inspect the field
~ 80 snsets the organizations re-
|I&Gnenfs this city vii shortly be
NJ ~ lurite all avlators To stop over
vNwn' nyipg In this section of the
vlHns are on foor among 81 number
~ fetvcd q, =, as avlasors To or
|nlse and purchase plane TO be
- the new nyine Held.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-14
COOKE LIQUOR BILL GOES
DOWN TO DEFEAT IN HOUSE
Lower branch. in Dying Hours Of 1920
Session. DlRpOses of All but
Ten McRaurfs.

Ten bills died on tho House calendar
when The gavcl of Speaker Brewer fell
for the last time yesterday evening.
The lower branch, in the final hours of
the closing session. passed twcnty-siS
measures. killed three and dismissed
four from the calendar.
Among the bills killed were the fol-
lowing:
TO provide for the acquisition. man
ufacture, sale and distribution by the
state OF whisky, brandy and wine for
medicinal purposes. The vote was 20
TO II. This measure was known as the
Cooke hill.
To define investments" for the
purpose of taxation and to provide for
the better assessment and taxation OF
such investments BY the state and To-
calitics.
Among the measures passed were
the following:
AppropriatinE $4,000 to the State
Iioard OF Health for tho purchase OF q
building for the orthopaedic hospital
FOR the treatment OF crippled and de-
formed children.
hppropriatinE $500 10 the Virginia
state Library for the purpose. OF max
'ug a library survey OF the state. and
distributing certain books furnished
by tho American Library Association.
Appropriating SILL: 10 reimburse
Louis y. iIcindl. Herbert w Harris
ini Pembroke w Taylor for cxpcndi-
lures made and bills incurred by them
in tho organization and recruiting OF
the Thirteenth Company. Virginia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-14
Factions in Assembly Bury Hatchet
as Session of 1920 DruOs to Close
Scene of Gaity Marks Adjournment Of Legislature After
Sixty Days of Intercollegiate Blair Has Packed
Hall to Hear Valedictory

Parties and factions in tho General
Assembly OF Virginia buried the
Ratchet yesterday afternoon, delivered
eloquent culogies on each other and
brought to an end the session OF 1920
with the bubbling enthusiasm Of boys
out Of school.
The House celebrated tho. OCCASION
with unrestrained merriment. While
dying bills came down like snow
flakes. Delegate J. G. Blair. Of Pitt
sylvania, delivered q valedictoTy, in
which he gave Impressions Of his first
sixty days in that body.
Mr.. Blair had Il sympathetic audi
encc that filled the hall to its capacity.
Words had come across the way to
the Senate that the coordinate branch
would wind the session with special
services. The chair in the upper
house was vacated and Senator's went
over in body 10 attend tho cere-
mony.
Speaker Brewer yielded the chair to
Buck" Langhorne. Of Aibemarie. who
welded the gavel in vicious man
ncr and demanded order out of chaos.
The boy orator OF Tidewater. Mr.. Bos-
man. was called to the stand. Dele.
gate Blair was escorted there with all
the pomp OF ancient days and pre-
scented TO his audience by Mr.. Bosnian
in language that strained Webster
dictionary to the breaking point.
Bills were scattered helterskelter
throughout the hall Acting Speaker
Langhorne brought his gavel down
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-14
Assembly Bills Approved

Governor DAVE yesterday 'iyn-d ,he toi.
,Ains bills that had passed both urah'hrs
ot the General Assembly:
Senate bill ITO create Il state pnV'Hi--
ng commission. TO provide Tor and ie-i-nai e
!, State purchasing agent, and 70 rt"EurIbc
he powers and duties or thc said rurc'tG1-
Im,; commission and purchasing agent.
Senate bill l.s-To am-ud and r"-"ract
Iycction 1916 OF the Code OF virginia aud 70
cpcai al act entitled AN act TO ap.nd
md 'rc-enar, section OF an act .h,li;ei
lIn act TO regulate the practice OF mciicih.
l.mt surgery in thc State ~ Virginia and
10 repeal all acts or parts of acts 81 thc
General Assembly Of Virginia. ant any sec
| lon or scctions 81 tho Cod. 81 Virginia III
tortict with tho provisions thereof
Senate bill - TO amend ana r. rnaci N
bet approved March :, isSS pro'iiln: i"F
he mskinr. changing aud working .; roads
H., the county " Rockingham.
Srnatc oil. !si--For The protection ~, c.k
10 this state, 70 rcgulat. III. NluhT' M
hiring destruction and capturing OF game.
senate bili 10 Providing trat any new
amer pr!hlish-I Iu :, city H'!tninin: Or who'll!
l.: partly within rhe Ee"frapn.cu' Ain.t- 90
nv ,ounty. shIt hc .t.uici To he publishes
Ia such count. or ,ountic1. a. "c.. a" IN suGh
llty. 100.
| ion 80. Of IA, code az Virginia
| S,n... I'LL !l--ru amen! ana regime.
action 1874 of TIA" Cole OF Virginia.
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RICHMOND TIMES-DIsPATCH: SUNDAY, MARCH ID, 1920.

for preferential tariffs and other pref
ercntial arrangements among the coun-
tries making up the British empire.
many American manufacturers already
have considered it desirable to estab
lish factories in Canada. Tho new
company Is working, however. on the
presumption that the advantages of Il
FACTORY In Great Britain are greater.
The American chamber understands
that the now company will encourage
and assist American manufactures OF
successful commodities to establish
plants in Great Britain, but where the
American manufacturer is not Interest
ed In doing so and IL willing to sell
his manufacturing rights. the new
company VIII undertake to find British
or French manufacturers who will take
over these rights. Similarly II will
Introduce into America goods which
have proved successful. in Great Britain
or France
The new company Is understood TO
have received many inquiries from
manufacturers on both sides OF the At
lantic who are anxious to havc. their
goods produced in the other country.
The function Of the new company is
TO bring such manufacturers together
It's profits arising out Of Il percentage
or the royalty or lump sum payable
Tor the patent or the process.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-14
RICHMOND P0sT-OFFICE MADE
CLEARING HOUSE FOR STATE
Kew plan Puts $500 Smaller Omcc'
| Under Supervision of De
puriincnt Here.

The Richmond post-oiiice will become
|he clearing Office for all Virginia post :
nices. cxcep, first and second-class
lost offices. tomorrow /, was an
[ounced offtciauy yesterday by Post
This will mean that the Richmond
flee VIII audit the books for the en-
ire State and supply the smaller Of
Ices with supplies and stamps. For
icrly tbs was done through Wash
lgton Later each county was dcSiE :
atcd as a central accounting o!ace 70
Washington. and since that time the
lost offices have gradually begun to he
iddcd to the larger st-oftices untfi
ZACH had from three 10 nvc counties
l., take care OF.
There are about ysixty-onc first and
1econd class offices in Virginia. includ-
liz this city. Richmond Will have APP
$500 offices. othe' than
lrst and sccond-class offices. 10 audit
| About thirteen additional clerks have
lecn added to the Richmond forces, six
IL which have been assigned TO the
and financial departments
b handle the new business. AlthorH,
10 promotions have been made in t,e
ichmond office, it lis expected that the
idcr clerks Will be assigned TO new
iositionS.
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league OF nations. until a commission.
after Investigation. decided upon an
award.
NO" declared Senator Cannon. Il
stand for the rights or Henrico. [,
is hers. II those children on the Dal-
mat ian Coast OF Chesterfield must az
tend school in the mother county, II
can be arranged In some way Air
planes might DC used in an cinergecy'''
The poetic lire from the Senator from
Richmond burnett 'nto the souls OF Tn.
Though - majority vote was cast FOR
the annexation 10 Chesterfield. the
emergency clause weighed on the side
OF justice anu the bill failed.
Senator Gum announced that here
after he would keep an eye on coveJ-
Gus neighbors.
The disputed territory is about 70a
acres in area
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SENATE ADOPTS REPORT
ON PROHIBITION PROBE
Only One Vote Cast Against Com
mittcc Findings Giving Peters
Clear Bill OF Health.

Writing the last chapter in the story
ot attacks on the State Department
OF Prohibition at this session. the Sem
ate yesterday adopted. with only ono
dissenting vote, the report OF the leg
islatirc investigating committee. SEN
ator Oliver cast his vote in the mega
tive.
The report was called up for action
by senator G.. Walter Mapp. who de-
clarcd it would only be fair to the
members OF the committee for the Sem
ate TO give expression of approval
or disapproval.
Nj the request OF Senator Leedy. n
l was read in full; The repor, gives
biil Of health with respect TO both
his official and personal conduct. SEN
aturs Morgan l.. Mills and 5. l.. Fer.
xuson; ana Delegates Il. X. Fuller and
Nor>clie T.. 1IenIcy composed the com
ihittce which conducted the infesti-
CATION.
house on tho last day of the session
waB that apEropriating the sum OF
$4,000 for tn: relief of the family Oh
J. &. Shclhorsc, Il prohibition officer,
tho discharge OF his duty. II was APP
proved by "a vote Of II to+S.
Senator cannon expressed sympathy
with the measure. but declared Il is
in tho natur" 81 II pension and. therc'
fore, Unconstitutional. Senator'S Itison
and i.ccdy said they would support At
because OF its humanitarian aspcc:,
believing the State owed this nuch
To ihe fIm!i! OF :. man who iiau aiei
a; his post OF duty.
After a sharp debate. in which prac-
tically every member Of the body par
ticipAted the Sepate passed. by me
narrow margin OF one vote; the ILL
prohibiting the use OF metal tags on
bags of stock food II was said thai
many cows have been known 10 die
after swallowing thcse devices.
Among other measures approved by
the body were those
Providing that children over he age
ot twelve years may work In fruit and
vegetable cannerics during tho months
whcn school IL not IN session.
To provide for the appointment OF
"a commission on the fee system In Wiz
ginia. which viii investigate the oper-
alton OF this system and advise the
Assembly at the next session as TO
changes or abolition.
I To r 1uirc able bodied persons over
the az, of sixteen years o! age I"
llauDpori their parents.
H Rcuuii.ng the Commissioner OF Pro-
Inhibition 10 keep separate accounts as
ipartincnt aud those of local officials.
| Tn. President of the Senate named
|IScnator Thomas ]. Downing on CON-
mittce To keep in touch with L. T..
|lIeo Camp Soldiers Home.
\ Only eight bills were left on tho
|lcalcndar of the Senate. One CT these
|iwas on it's third reading and The others
|INrre on their second. All were rcia-
|ltlVciy uniInportant.
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and threatened to clear the floor. Dele
gate Blair pleaded for his audience.
Will ask that the doors be closed"
he said. $50 nobody can leave"
Mr.. Blair declared at the outset that
he would not be interrupted by any
but new" members.
II have got the floor" he said. land
intendc TO follow that rule"
lie made but one request in the hour
speech that no made to his colleagues
and visitors on the floor.
II want TO be chairman of the Rules
Committee" he declared, when I como
here next session. That's a powerful
ruling body: 1t sends many bills by
Some. may be bad. But they go any
how"
What do you think of Buck" Lang
horne AZ presiding officer?" he was
asked.
Good" he replied Speaker Brewer
should have him all session to help
out"
In the Senate members contented
themselves with speeches of eulogy
and felicitat!on. fractional differences
were forgotten and only the highest
respect and admiration were expressed
by speakers for every member of the
General Assembly's upper house.
Both houses adjourned about 1880
until ~ O'Clock Tuesday when they
Will 20 in constructive session for the
purpose Of preparing measures for the
Governors signature.