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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26
The Football Game.

Although crippled by the absence
OF two Of their best backfield men,
the Sumter boys played good ball at
Darlington Friday afternoon, the like
proving a tower Of strength and every
man in it starring. Brown was the
individual star of the team on the Of
Tense, getting away twice az the cen
ter Of the field for touchdOwns. Once
on forward pass and once on a
blocked kick. Cat" Randle proved
his mettle by breaking through the
Darlington line time after time and
breaking up plays.
In the back field Spann was knock
ed in the head and, though dazed,
continued to play, although this pre-
vented him from running the team in
his usual excellent style. Bradhan
has his arm hurt in the first part OF
the game and was unable after this
to carry the ball in his usual good
form. 1t was due to these two things
that the Darlington team won its vic
tory for the locals outplaycd them al
most points on the game.
The game next Thursday, it i.
hoped, will be with rcjuvenatcC
team. Booth will probably be bacl
in the game at half, and possibl,
BrunsOn will be able to take his oil,
| place ut full, Bradham will be bet
ter by then and Spann will again b,
his normal self, SO the Sumter boy.
expect to put up their usual hare
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26
There were a large number of be

There were a large number Of bcys
and girls in town Saturday at tie
meetings of the Boys Corn Club and
the Girls Tomato Club. These young
farmer folks are showing much inter-
est in the newest ways of growing
corn and vegetables and in the near
future they will be able to beat their
parents at the farming game.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26
A Coming Marriage.

Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Richard G. Richardson to
the marriage Of their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Allen, to Mr.. Henry Bur-
chill Richardson on the evening of
December third at the Church of the
Holy Comforter. Miss Richardson is
a popular young lady of this city and
Mr.. Richardson is a we'll known farm
er of Clarendon County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26
FOR SALE.

The County Board of Commission
crS offers the Jail and lot owned by
che county on the corner of Canal and
sumter streets for sale, bids to be re-
cciVed up to 10 o'clock a. IN. of De-
ccmbcr 2nd, at the Office of the Coun-
ty Board. MI bids must be accom-
panied by certified check for two per
cent Of the price bid, and will be
subject to acceptance or rejection, at
the discretion of the Board.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26
In Civil Court.

The case of G.. w. Moore against
the Atlantic Coast Line closed Sat
urday morning, when a verdict was
returned in favor of the defendant.
consent verdict was agreed to in
the case of S. NJ. Broom against the
Continental Casualty Company. The
suit was for accident insurance on a
policy carried by the plaintiff
amounting to $1,440.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26

Quite number of cases were tried
in the recorders court Monday morn
ing, the majority of them being for
violation of the vehicle ordinance
which requires vehicles to keep to the
right at the corner of Main and Iibcr-
ty streets 1t seems a hard matter
for the police To teach the public
that the right of tho street is the
proper side For them To stay on.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26
COTTON HOUSE BURNS.
About Thirty Bales Destroyed by Fire.

Orangeburg, Nov. 21.-The cotton
house of j. j. Fairey. Il prominent
farmer of the East Orange section
of Orangcburg county, was burned on
Tuesday night. About 30 bales of cot
ton were destroyed. The bales of cot
ton on the platform were practically
all saved. by very hard work the gin
house was saved. The fire occurred
at about midnight. The origin is un-
known. Mr.. Fairey carried no in
SuranCc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily BY Ernest Field
Cotton Buyer.

Sumter, Nov. "a.
Good Middling IL rs.
Strict Middling IL 3-4.
Middling IL SIS.
strict Low Middling IL Ia.
Low Middling II SIS.
~. Good Ordinary IL is.
staple cotton nominal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26

The city forces are busy Just now
getting trees trimmed. So that the
lights will show up well on Thanks
giving Day. Mr.. Robertson has made
arrangements to have the streets i'm
fine condition by Thursday for the
coming Of the Shrincrs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26
New York Cotton Market.

The cotton crop Of Sumter county
Will he but little greater this year
than last. and nUcb smaller than the
1911 crop.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26

day and will be in even better sha
next Thursday TO hold the rushes
the Charleston backs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
MUCH PLEASED
BY MR.. MADOO'S ACTION

The announcement of Secretary McAdoo
of the United States treasury that he
would send $25,ooo,ooo or s5o,OOo.Ooo If need
be to finance the crop of the southern
farmer was received in Birmingham yes
terday with unusual interest.
For the past few months financial in
terests have been somewhat disturbed by
the outlook believing that the crop would
be so heavy that the banks would not
have money enough to finance the move
ment. The statement of Secretary Nc
Adoo that he intended to place the fed
eral treasury practically at the disposal
of the farmers has encouraged the local
bankers in a most unusual manner.
w. W. Crawford. president of the Amer
lean Trust. said that the assurance of
Secretary McAdoo would be of infinite
value to the general situation. II have
been In close touch with the McAdoo
family for some time,'' said William Por-
ter of the Merchants and Mechanics bank.
MY father was in school with the father
of the present secretary of the treasury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
WEATHERLY TALKS
ABOUT FINANCES
Tells Merchants That Some
thing Has to Be Done
Immediately

Speaking on the financial problems OF
Birmingham, City Commissioner James
Weatherly delivered a ringing address
yesterday afternoon at 2 O'Clock before
the Birmingham chapter Of the Jefferson
County Merchants Protective ASSOCIATE ton
Mr.. Weatherly called a spade spade.
and warned the merchants that something
had to be done and be done quick
He made remarkable impression upon
the good sized audience which heard him,
ana they gave him a rising vote of thanks
Mr.. Weatherly rather causticly referred to
the last state legislature. which he said
had robbed Birmingham of thousands and
thousands of dollars by changing the tax
alton laws, and he referred to the COM
ing session of the state Legislature as the
only real means of securing relief
Mr.. Weatherly did not attempt to out
line any specific remedy; he confined his
address more to thoroughly opening the
eyes of the merchants TO conditions as
they are and not as they ought to be.
He told where the remedy was to be found
sidered that a task for many master
minds to work out He warned the mer-
chants TO take interest In politics and
be careful who was elected to the NEXT
state legisla ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
GETTING READY FOR
BIG CONVENTION
subcommittee Named to Solicit Sup
port of Jobbers for Meeting Here of
North Alabama Merchants

Preparations are fast lining up for
the big convention OF north Alabama mer-
chants to be held in this city August u
and %. Chairman Murray Brown, in
charge of the big meeting. yesterday
named several subcommittees to visit the
local business men and solicit their CO.
operation morally and financially in poost-
ing the meeting.
Each wholesale merchant has been
asked to submit a list of his customers
to the Chamber of Commerce. to whom
the invitations will be issued. The back
ers of the scheme believe that over 200O
merchants from north Alabama will gath
er here on the dates set. the object of
the meeting being to discuss mutual prob
lens and devise plans for protecting and
bene1ting all concerned. Another meeting
will be held next Wednesday.
The jobbers were divided into classes
and committees named yesterday to call
on each class to solicit cooperation, as
follows:
Wholesale Grocers and Produce Dealers
H. NJ Beck. " $. Gage.
Grain Dealers: w. H. Maxim and c. II.
Plosser.
Banks. Hardware Dealers and Dry
Goods Oscar c. Turner, Murray Brown,
|. f. Young
Hotels, Bottlers and Ice Factories
Crawford Johnson, J. Frank Rushton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
GOV. O'NEAL PRAISES
'ADOO'S ACTION IN
RELEASING MONEY
Thinks Action Will Be of
Untold Benefit to Farm
ers in Helping to
Handle Crops

While some of the bankers are slow of
speech in regard to the plan of William
G. McAdoo to put in circulation practi-
cally unlimited sum of 2 per cent money
for the benefit of southern farmers. Gov
ernor O'Neal Is enthusiastic in his indorse-
ment of the idea.
The governor came to Birmingham yes
terday with his staff for the purpose of
making an inspection of the Second regi-
ment, which is in camp here. When asked
for an expression concerning the willing
ness of the treasurer of the United States
to furnish cheap money for the purpose of
moving the southern crop, the governor
replied:
'"The plan is good one, and will prove
of untold benefit to the southern planter.
Mr.. McAdoo is southern man and under
stands conditions in the south. He knows
that the farmer after the crop is gath
cred, is generally without funds, and that
sometimes the pressure for money makes
1t necessary that he dispose of his cotton
before the most expedient time of sale has
arrived.
Under the McAdoo plan the farmer
when in need of money can secure it at
a cheap rate of interest Therefore, he
will not be forced to sell his cotton at a
price which the gamblers might have fixed
too how.
1.-THE plan will aid materially In pre-
venting the manipulation of the price or
cotton. For It unquestionably is true that
when man is forced to sell, the interests
which buy force him to take too little for
his staple.
"The plan will work well In two ways.
In the first place. the farmer, as ex-
plained, will be in position to secure
money cheaply In the second place, the
fact that he can secure money will have
its influence on Wall street, and Wall
street will not endeavor to press the far
mer and lower the price of cotton.
at is certainly source of qualification
that some southern men are now In po-
sitions of authority. This section is bet
ter off for that reason than In many
years"
The governor stated that he presumed
some of the bankers would look with
certain disfavor on the plan. and attrib-
uted the cause to what is possibly fact
that the bankers do not care to have too
much per cent money In circulation.
However" said the chief executive,
there is no doubt but that the McAdoo
idea is a fine idea Why, some time ago,
as is remembered. we started movement
in the interest. of the farmer and secured
the backing of very wealthy New
Yorker, Colonel Thompson. The move
ment failed, but the very fact that Wall
street at that time was made aware that
the farmers would probably be in posi-
ton to secure an abundance of cheap
money. saved southern planters many
millions of dollars"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
LUNCHEON TODAY
AT SOUTHERN CLUB
Citizens Interested i'm Public
Recreation Will Make
Speeches

Big things are expected of the lunch
con and conference at the Southern club
today noon by those Interested in pub
lie recreation in Birmingham. An or
dinance drafted by city Attorney Boyd
to create a department of public rec
reation for Birmingham will be read.
and several men prominently connected
with the recreation movement in this
city will make speeches.
Secretary 7. S. Settle I'm charge OF
the local recreation work and play
ground movement, stated yesterday that
he had already received over so accept
ances. w d. Nesbit will act as mas
ter of ceremonies. Mr. Nesbit has taken
great interest in the recreation move
ment, and will deliver the first speech
today. The programme as outlined by
Mr. Nesbit and Mr.. Settle follows:
How the Playground System Was
Started, W. ID. Nesbit; Report of the
Playground Work of July. Montague
minute talks from the local associa-
tions: Avondale Elmer G. Thurston
Behren, w. L. Howard; East Lake. Burr
Blackburn; Wahouma, Dr. J. N. Han
kins; Neighborhood House. Mrs Ster-
ling Foster; Value of Recreation Sys-
tenn to a City, President W. z. G. Hard
ing, OF the Chamber of Commerce; talks
from representatives of the Birmingham
Equal Suffrage association, the Music
Study club and other organizations;
Recreational Programme for Birming
ham. Secretary t. $. Settle, of the Ma
tional Playground association; Proposed
City Ordinance for Department of Pub
lie Recreation, Romaine Boyd, city at
torney, The Commissioners Viewpoint
on the Playground Movement, Commits
sioner James Weatherly3 How to Ac-
complish Playground Results, S. p
Spurgeon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
STEWART WILL NOT MAKE
RACE FOR COMMISSIONER

w. r. Stewart of Ensley will not at
the present time enter the race as a can
didate for city commissioner. Mr.. Stew
art has been considering the question for
several days as result of the visit of
several delegations from various parts OF
the city urging him to run on a platform
based on the right of the suburbs to have
representation on the board
The decision of Mr.. Stewart, it is be-
lieved eliminates the probability of can
didate for commissioner outside of the
city limits of old Birmingham for the
present campaign.
The statement of Mr.. Stewart was is
sued last night and is as follows:
IT viii not at the present time enter
the race for city commissioner. Although
strong pressure has been brought to bear
on me to enter the campaign by my
friends, after making a thorough investl-
cation of the matter, l have arrived at
the conclusion that the time is not yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
BROWN AND THOMAS
FINED $3.50 EACH
Owners of Weekly Newspaper
Charged With Publishing I'M
proper Matter

sentence carrying fines aggregat-
Ing $3.50 each was passed upon j. S
Brown and J. d. Thomas. owners and
publishers of Howle's Iconoclast, a
weekly newspaper, by Judge Jelks
Cabaniss in the central recorders court
yesterday. The two d. PENDANTS were
charged with publisning improper writ
fngs. The case was appealed,
There We're nine charges against each
of the defendants and the court fined
each rnan $50 in each charge. The
charges specified that the defendants
did give. sell or cause to be pub
lished circulars or writing or print of
an obscene, licentions lewd or libelous
nature
Mr.. Frown was Sc atenced 500 and
81 days in jail by Judge Cabaniss re-
Gently on the charge of carrying con-
ccaled weapons. This case also was
appealed. John W. Altman is attorney
fou the defendants and city Attorney
Romano Boyd personally has prose-
cuted the cases. Eighteen issues of the
newspaper We're submitted as evidence
and were read by the court before the
decision was rendered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
WARM CONTROVERSY
IN REGARD TOPAV|NG
Delegation of Twenty-Fifth
Street Residents Before
the Commission

The North Twenty-fifth street paving
movement came back strong at the city
commission meeting yesterday and tied up
several other paving jobs with II.
One of the liveliest debates staged at
meeting in some time was precipitated ~
the appearance of strong delegation OF
citizens representing the faction which
wants the street paved For some 20 min
utes or longer the entire crowd took the
floor, surrounded the bench at which the
commissioners sit, and anywhere from
three to nine constantly kept talking at
the same time.
Walter Moore rather starred for the
delegation. Mr.. Moore's stature stood him
well, for he appeared head and shoulders
over everybody else, and he told Mr.
Weatherly and Judge Lane In no unmis-
taxable terms just how badly those Twen-
ty-ifth street people want pavement
The Twenty-ifth street work was ad-
vertsed some time ago and bids called
for Before the bids could be submitted
the "antis'' put in an appearance at tho
commission meeting last Friday and Sc
cured the adoption of a resolution re-
scinding the paving ordinance. Now, yes
terday, the bids for the advertised work
for Twenty-ffth street were submitted by
dozen contractors in sealed envelopes
in which also were contained bids for
other work.
The delegation made it so interesting
for the commissioners that that body is
now thinking of again resembling their ac-
tion and paving the street. But they
couldn't open the bids before they decide
to pave. therefore they postponed the
whole business until the two factions on
Twenty fifth street come to commission
meeting together and fight 1t out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02

was told by my father that the elder
McAdoo was one of the best men that
ever lived and II the son was anything
like his father he would be one of the
best cabinet officers we have ever had.
have felt that Mr.. McAdoo would make
good and his plan to finance the farmers
of this country is such as to lead me to
believe that he is going to make a great
public official"
W. p. G. Harding, president of the First
National bank, was in New York several
days ago. He learned at that time that
some unusual plan would be outlined to
finance the crops. He was not surprised
when the announcement was made that
Secretary McAdoo intended to lend $4,000
900 IL needed in the south to finance tho
crops. Mr., Harding said that the an
nouncement would have very gratifying
effect on the present situation.
Although formal expressions were se-
cured from only a few of the many bank
ers of Birmingham it is understood that
all of them are now much more at ease
than formerly about the general situa-
tion,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
The Tale OF a Barber Of
Seville Who Isn't From Spain
City Commission Listens for Twenty Minutes On Whether
Barber Can Charge Man Five Gents for Shaving
the Back of His Neck
ny RALPH r.. SILVER

Samson, the renowned hurler of the
jawbone of an ass is one of the few men
of history who received the services of n
barber gratis. Many men less illustrious
have tried since Samson's time to get the
ginsing cut from their chins or the top
of their pates and part with no sheckle
for the services of the harvester, but in all
cases 1t has caused more or less trouble
to all parties concerned, and in some cases
whore gentlemen of the African per-
suasion were concerned it has spilled
many a pint of gore on the bosom of the
earth.
In latter days the victim of the tom
sorial artist has generally been so sub
dued by the time the scalding process is
started that when he finally gets chance
TO leap from the chair he is so elated over
his escape that he willingly parts with
any sum the smiling artist may desig-
nate on his little white ticket An excep-
tion. and a serious one, was taken some
few days ago, however, by a customer OF
John Remlinger, smiling little man from
the soil of sunny Italia, when John asked
him for Is cents in return for giving him
shave
"Fifteen cents?e demanded the GUS
toner.
John smilingly assured the ruffled gen.
tIeman that he had guessed it exactly.
.sFifteen cents?" reiterated the Gus
TONER his voice rising until its note of Ire
began to alarm the Barber of Seville.
There was a note of evaporation in the
question. but John again assured him
that there wasn't a chance to be mistaken
about 1t.
whats that card mean?' demanded
the irate man, pointing his finger at
placard tackled to the wall of the barber
shop and upon which was printed in large,
legible letters: 'Shave-10 cents.
"Da neck, da neck" expostulated John.
"Did ma 1 shave da neck?" John himself
began to feel his blood rising for he began
to believe that this fellow was trying to
bluff him out of his money.
Neck? What about my neck?'
Five cents extra for da neck, said
John. Ten centa for da face. | centa for
da neck. Five, 10-togeder 15."
Anger Grew Apace
The one time customer believed now that
John was trying to make another nickel
out of him, and his anger grew apace.
John thought the customer was trying to
beat him. and his anger went in the
same direction. One thing followed an
other, bad became worse, and then they
mixed
Through the devious channels of the
police system the matter came before
Judge Jelks Cabaniss of the central
recorders court. The court heard the
evidence, fined John the Barber IS for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02
AT THE HOTELS

W. II. Mcneil of Ragland. H j. Jones
of Nashville, and Wilbur Walling of
New York, are registered at the En-
pire.
Frank P. Gilmore of Montgomery. G.
II. Hulsey of Mobile. and s. S. Stall
lings of Tuscaloosa are at the Hillman.
Fl. L. Phillips of Admission, G. p. Till
man of Auburn. and Walter e. Gibson
of Decatur, are guests at the Florence.
T. L. Tillery of Decatur. F. P. Forest
of Kimberly, and c. l. Ellis of Mobile,
are among those at the Birmingham.
Sam H. Nelson of Montgomery. T. o.
Caldwell of Talladega, and S. L. Fergu-
son of Alexander City, are guests at
the Morris.
T. r. Mitchell of Blocton, l.. L. Kirk
patrick of Talladega Springs, and R. P.
Hutchison of Florence, are registered
at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-02

extortion and Johns anger took an
other spurt, still going in the same di-
rection.
Yesterday John. smiling but deter
mined, sat through a tedious meeting
OF the city commission and Just before
adjournment leaned over the Judgment
bar and said he wanted that So back
John had previously talked over the
little matter with Judge Lane and Sec
retary Ryall read a recommendation
from the commissioner of public JUS
tiee that Johns plea for remittance of
fne be disallowed The roll was called
and both commissioners voted aye on
the recommendation.
John Has to Spit
Ihe state of Johns wrath at this
time might have caused some disas-
trous result had he been anywhere but
In the august presence of the mighty
tribunal that guides the ponderous
wheels of the city government of Bir-
nlnghan. As 1t was, John only laid
MS umbrella on the press table and
spat a the nearest cuspidor
Then he meekly said that he didn't
understand how a man could be fined
so for charging another man s cents
for shaving the back of his neck. And
then he smiled.
Commissioner James weatherly
didn't see daylight in the proposition
exactly either and said so. So John
explained
And John Is some explainer. When a
man stands before two $1,000 commits
sioners for 20 minutes explaining the
nne points of an argument as to why
he has right to charge cents to
shave a mans neck he has to be some
explainer.
Made a Good Argument
John did 1t and what's more he did
1T well. Luck had it that there was
a man present at the commission meet
ing who stated that 1t was customary
in shop TO charge cents extra for
shaving a mans neck because I've
been there many time myself" Judge
Lane stuck to his guns, but the longer
John talked the more thoroughly con-
vinced became Mr. Weatherly that
John was delivering the goods. Judge
Lane made a motion that the action as
taken should stand, Mr.. Weatherly
made counter motion that John be
given back his flyer, and John leaned
over the chancel and beamed.
Judge Lane laughed and Mr.. Wealth
erly laughed. for the city commission
was hung up" for the first time In
months. and over a scent piece for
shaving a mans neck, at that. John
didn't understand these parliamentary
maneuvers but he had an itchy feeling
that things at last were turning his
way.
Then Mr.. Weatherly changed his mo-
tion and made 1t that the matter be
referred back to Judge Lane for an
other Investigation. Judge Lane
agreed; they both voted aye. Mr.
Weatherly took 10 minutes in explain
ing to John what had happened: John
shouldered his umbrella and padded
out of the commission room with a
floating vision of a five dollar green
back keeping about four feet in front
of his nose.