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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08
GOVERNMENT COTTON GRADER.
Government Grader Brooks will be OH
Duty on Three Days u Week =
Thursday Friday and Saturday.

The Sumter Chamber of Com
merce has been notified and request
ed to publish the information that af
ter Saturday, December Sth. the
United States government expert cot
ton grader. G.. T.. Brooks will be in
Sumter on Thursdays, Fridays. and
Saturdays, and in Columbia on Mon
days, Tuesday and Wednesdays un-
Til further notice.
This becomes necessary owing to the
scarcity of cotton graders and to the
further fact that the Columbia grader
j. II. Higginbotham has to leave Co
lumbia for several weeks.
The headquarters of the Sumter
Tri-Cotton Farmers Marketing Asso-
ciation will remain open for six days
In the week with cotton sampler on
duty as heretofore who will take care
of all cotton samples left with the as
sociation on the first three DAYS of the
week while Mr.. Brooks is grading cot
ton in Columbia.
Every farmer in Sumter. Lee and
Clarendon counties who has not had
MS cotton sampled and graded had
better rush same in during Decem-
Der as 1t is uncertain whether the
government can keep grader in
South Carolina much longer than Jan
uary 1st. 1918, although efforts will,
be made to do so.
About twelve thousand bales have
been sampled and graded by the Sum-
ter government grader since Septem-
Der 7th, and the grader has given
general satisfaction to the cotton sell.
ers and the local cotton buyers.
Government cotton grading on this
market Is now an established and
satisfactory system of handling cot
ton, and the local cotton buyers are
cooperating with the United States
government.
The cotton growers. however, have
not. as general thing, supported the
cotton association financially as they
should have done. Insufficient fund
are on hand to pay the expenses o.
the associations affairs Money i.
needed for store rent. samplers sal
airy. janitor service. lights, fuel. etc
II sufficient money is not provided Tho
will have to close this sea
sons business sixty days sooner THAI
was anticipated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08
GA daairsntan al,s Ssu!bron.


Nh. W. +. Alexander, OF Allen. s.
G.. was In the city today on business.
Miss Julia Reynolds. who has been
visiting relatives in Boston. Mass. has
returned home.
Mr. and Mrs Philip p. GaillarJ
have returned from trip to New
tork and are with Mrs. w. Ii. Ingram
on Hampton Avenue.
Miss Margaret Bryan. who has been
making her home in Co umbia for the
past two years. has resigned her po-
ntion with the Eastern District
Exemption Board and Is spending
awhile with her mother on North
Main Street.
Mr. James NJ. Abrams. who has
been employed by the Penn. .sumter
Lumlser Co.. has gone to Washington
70 accept position With the govern
ment.
Mr.. Levy Tindal. OF Clarendon
county. was in the city today.
Mrs A. L. Davis of Charleston and
Mrs1 q. j. Davis of Atlanta are visit
ing Mrs, w. b. Burns.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. III. Jennings of
oranseburs are In the city. the guests
or Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Phelps.
Lieuts- Geo. ID. Levy, Irvine Rich
ardson. and Robert Jennings. of
Camp Jackson are in the city for tho
wedding OF Miss Lucille Phelps.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Weinberg, of
Manning. Miss Pauline Gardner. OF
savannah. and Miss Anne Oats, of
Hendersonville. are guests of Miss
Lucille Phelps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Phelps, OF
Henderson. ". c.. are visiting in the
city.
Miss Annie Oates left this morning
for her home In Hendersonviile. N.
Miss Dorothy Phelps has returned
to Greensboro. N. c.. where she at
tends college.
i, Lieuta Geo. ID. Levy, Robt. Jen-
nings and Irvine Richardson return
cd to Camp Jackson last night.
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh witherspoon of
Mayesville. have been In the city at
tending the wedding Of Miss Lucille
fhelps.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

From The Daily Item, Dec. 6.
Mr.. Screven Moore. one OF the best
known and loved citizens OF Sumter
County. died at his residence. In Char
lesion. s.. O.. at two o'clock this morn.
ms in' the fifty-ninth yea OF his age
Mis- death-'was quite unexpected. He
was In Sumter only a week or two
ago. arranging his farming opera
tons ON his plantation at Stateburg.
and was In his usual health and spir-
itAs ..
lie wat born at The Oaks" at
Stateburg. 8. c.. and with the ex-
certion OF a few years spent In Fre-
donia. N, Y. with his father and fam
ily he has lived all his life at State
burEs He was a son OF the late DR.
Matthew s. Moore and Miss Martha
Murray OF stateburg. and he came
OF q family distinguished In the his
tory of South Carolina. BY birth,
education and environment. ne was
a gentleman. As man. as husband
and father. as friend. he stood as the
very highest type. He was generally
loved for the bigness OF his heart and
for his ready sympathies for the
needs OF his fellow men. IL Is such
characters as Screyen Moore that
make the world better and brighter.
He married Miss Harriet Frances
Pinckney. daughter OF the late Hen
~ l. Pinckney. Esq. OF Stateburg
who prcdeccased him by about two
years. lie Is survived by the follow
ine brothers and sisters:
Arthur Moore. ESQ. and DIR. Me-
Donald Moore Of Fredonia, N. ";
9 Murray Moore OF Miami. Fla. r.
Burchin Moore. Two Harbors. MINI;
Mrs. Sarah II. FLUID. stateburg. MRS
w. III. Shelton. Dunkirk, ". Y.
Hts children are: Dr. Matthew 8
Moore and Misses Sarah. Martha, ant
Rebecca Moore OF Charleston; Mrs
Frank Burgess. Manning: DIR. Henr,
r. Moore. surgeon. u. s. Medical Re
serve Corps. Camp SEWER. screver
Moore. Camp Sewer. Greenville: Char
lie Moore. Philadelphia. and Arthur
and Burchlll Moore. Charleston.
The funeral services will be con
Quoted at the Church of the Hol.
Cross Stateburs. at half past clever
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

Maryland has a compulsory labor
law. Every able-bodied individual
not employed at useful labor must
register for work, on pain of punish
ment for failure to do so. A number
of gypsies were rounded up before
a magistrate in Baltimore last week
and although they claimed that some
weeks they earned as much as $500
as horse dealers and cOppersmiths,
the men were fined IS each for not
having registered as idlers and Louis
a. MitchellS their chief, was notified
that all must leave the city imme-
dately. An employed bootblack was
also assigned to work on the roads
on the ground that during war times
II is the business OF each individual
to shine his or her own shoes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08
MURDER AT BELLS MILL.
Daniel Rich Puts Three Revolver Bul.
lets Through the Body of Eugene
Cantey.

without any unnecessary prelimi-
naries Daniel Rich, colored, killed
Eugene Cantey at Bells Mill Satur-
DAY night about o'clock, firing
three bullets from a large calibre re-
volver into his body. One bullet pass
ed entirely through his chest from
front to back, another passed through
and lodged under the skin against the
backbone and the third passed
through the arm. According to the
testimony at the inquest Rich accus-
ed Cantey Of having taken Richs wife
70 Pinewood. which Cantey denied
Rich without further argument open
ed fire, killing Cantey almost instant
~. The killing occurred at the house
or Jim Wilson in the presence of sew
eral witnesses. Rich went home, told
his wife of the killing and left, saving
ne was coming to town to give him
self up to the sheriff. He did not
come to town that night, however, but
the next morning he surrendered and
was committed to Jail. He will he
held for trial at the next termofcourt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08
BIG STILL CAPTURED.
Kural Policemen Seize Copper Still in
Lower ManChcster

""r"i ToiiPfncn Seize Copper Still Ia
Lower Manchester.
Several years ago an ilict dis.
tiilery was operated for a considerabl,
period in the lower part of Manches
ter township until revenue officer
got behind it and arrested several mer
who were suspected OF running it. TIL,
still itself was never found and tn,
men arrested were finally acquitted
The man who was supposed to be tn,
owner and operator of the still elud.
ed arrest and was never brought to
trial. the case against him beinp
finally dropped from the docket
the Federal court.
For several months reports hav,
been current that moonshine still
was again operating in the same sec.
ton OF the county and there were suf.
ficent facts to warrant belief that the
reports were we'll founded. The ru-
raj policemen lately obtained infor.
nation as to the location of the still,
and Tuesday they set out to And I,
In the searching party were Rural
Policemen Alex Norris, Sam New.
man. Hamilton Boykin and John
Bradley and Constables Geddings and
Fox
They first went to the house ot
Damon Robinson. colored, who. they
mad reason to believe. could pilot them
to the still. Robinson denied al
knowledge of still i'm his neighbor.
mood and claimed to be unable To piv,
any information. The officers ins,st
ed that he lead them to the still and
made him accompany them. He lef
them a long roundabout journey IN,
several hours. at first taking them in :.
direction opposite to that in which
the still really was to be found Rob.
inson finally found that the officer,
could not be thrown off the track q,
hoodwinked, so reluctantly conducted
them to the STILL which was we'll hid
den deep in Big Bay. No one wo,
found at the still. which had not bee,
running for several days. Neithe,
was any whiskey found, but ther,
were fourteen barrels Of beer-abou
six hundred gallons-almost ready fo
a run. The still Is the best and larp
est yet found in this county. 1t is ;
regular copper still of about fiftee,
gallons capacity and it's appearance,
indicates that 1t has seen consider
able service. The still was seized an,
brought tot he city and the bee
poured out on the ground. AS ther
was no positive proof that Robinso,
was guilty OF operating the still h
was not arrested.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

A bridge across the Santee at
Pinckney's landing near st. Paul will
put Sumter within approximately
seventy-five miles of Charleston, will
materially shorten the distance to
Augusta and open up easy communi-
cation with Orangeburg and Berkeley
counties from which this section of
the State has always been cut off. A
bridge at any other point would be of
far less service to Sumter and Clar-
endon counties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

In mentioning the names of Sumter
boys who received commission from
the second training camp at Ogle-
thorpe, the name OF Edwin Randle
was omitted. This was due TO the
fact that he registered from Virgin
In so his name was not included In
the list from South Carolina. He was
commissioned as captain of Field
Artillery. and will be stationed at
Camp Jackson. lie and Robert Nc
Kay were the youngest captains TO re-
ceive commissions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08
Mss. Percy smith Entcrtains.

ON Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs
Percy Smith entertained informally al
bridge In compliment to DIR. S. g.
Baker. who is at home on a short
furlough from Camp Wheeler. AT.
ter several interesting rubbers, scored
on cards bearing small ". s. flags, DR.
Baker having the top score. won the
gentleman's prize. Mrs. Baker re-
ceived the ladies' prize. During the
evening delightful refreshments were
served.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

The County Commissioners were
wise i'm reccding from their pre-
vious decision TO establish the Tu-
berculods camp on the Poor House
farm. The location was unsuitable
the surroundings undesirable and the
plan to operate the Aims House and
Camp under the same management
impracticablc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08
BiPnsTS N SESSION,
STATE CONVENTION MEETS IN
ROCK HILL.
Presidcnt Delivers Speech Urging Co.
operation OF Churches In COmmun.
ity building Efforts.

Rock Hill, Dec. 3.-The South Car
olina Baptist State convention assem-
bled In its 97th annual meeting here
this evening. The day sessions are
being held in the First Baptist Church
while the evening sessions are held in
the First Presbyterian Church. A
larger delegation than was at first
expected has arrived and the conven-
tion bids fair to be one of the great
meetings Of the body.
After devotional exercises conducted
by the Rev. c. NJ. Lghtfoot of Colum
bia, President 7. T. Hyde called the
convention to order. The order of
business was presented by C. S Al,
derman and adopted. The session this
evening was devoted to the prelim-
mary exercises of the convention and
consisted of an address by president
In which he spoke of the part pastors
and churches may take in the work
of community building.
Addresses of welcome were deliver
ed by DIR. j. b. johnson, Prof. ]. p.
kinard. the Rev. F.. w. Gregg and the
Rev. j. Powell Tucker. The Rev. G
W. Quick of Greenville responded.
Secretary w. T. Derieux presented his
report on State missions which showed
total receipts amounting to s52. 232
and out of debt.
The education boards report was
submitted by c. A. Jones, that on AGED
ministers relief and mutual benefit
association by c. c. Brown: Sunday
schools and colportage by T.. J
Watts: orphanage by G. b. Buell.:
Baptist Hospital by A. ]. Bethea:
ministerial education by j, c. Keys;
Furman University by E. M. Poteat;
Greenville Woman's College by ID. M.
Ramsay. and Anderson College by ].
+. White. Splendid reports were sub.
mitted by these executive officers.
Committees of reference were an.
pointed as follows: State missions. w
M. Jones. ]. w. Truluck, j. f. Free.
man. M. j. Kyser and j.. E. Bailey:
education. G. w. Quick, O
Frier. J.. ID. Higgins. j. r. McKit-
trick and w. r. Rabb: Sunday schools
and colportagc.- G. L. Davis. e. II
simpson, j. r. Smith, j. X. Hair and !
}. b. Bozeman: aged minister's relief !
Z. +. Jones, NJ. w. Gordon, J. p. Isen.
nower. III. c. Dunn. G. C. Ridsell; or
A. B. Kennedy. j. d. Chap
nan. w. B. Sherwood. J. A. Brunson
md q. c. Epps: Baptist Hospital. w
:. Thayer. ii. X. Williams, A. E. C.
Pittman. F T. Cox and w. s. Brooke;
mutual benefit association, j III. Bol.
lcridge. w. j. Wilder, II. G. White, ].
Fl. Machen and j. II. Moore.
The convention will consider mis-.
sions tomorrow.
Wednesday afternoon the visitor.
will attend a reception at Winthrop
College.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08
Honor Roll Statcburg School.

First Grade-Julia Neyle, France
Richardson.
Second Grade-Gillespie Boyd. Ju.
liza II. Simons. Hope williams.
Third Grade--F'raser Neyle, Eliza
beth Richardson.
Fourth Grade-John Frank vii
liams.
Fifth Grade-Charles Boyd, Hen
ry Neyle.
Sixth Grade--James Brown, vii
liam Brown, Clarence Hair, Marguer
lite Hair.
Eighth Charlottesville Neyle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

MISS Mary M. Wilson daughter of
Mr.. Geo. NJ Wilson, of this city. and
Mr. William Porter Johnson, of Little
Rock, Ark, were married in Washing
ton, ID. c., on Wednesday, November
2Sth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

If the four Rural Policemen sue
ceed in enforcing the law against
excessive speed on the five hundred
miles of public highway in the county
they will put it all over the police
force OF the city who have found it
impossible to control the speed
manaics who make the streets of the
city unsafe for all classes of travel
ers
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08
Engagement Announced.

Mr.. William Jackson Yielding an
nOunces the engagement and ap-
preaching marriage of his daugh'r''
thllian olivia, TO Mr.. Gather Tier.
son Dick. The wedding 20 take pla,
the middle OF December --Birrinc
ham, Ala, Age Herald,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

FOR SALE--F. O. 3. cars. C.amp
Jackson, stable manure; very little
straw. Car load lots only Chemi-
cal and Fertilizer value rated very
high by Clemson college. A. A.
Strauss. Sumter. S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08
Married..

Miss Olive Spann and Mr.. Homer
Z. Carlisle were married on Friday
afternoon, November goth at the home
Oh the brides father, Mr.. Norwood
Spann, near this city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlisle spent n few days at Macon.
Ga, the rOrmer home of the groom,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

The Red Cross seals will be sold
this year by the members of the NTH
ana sixth grades. Hampton school
Watch for those boys and girls, and
buy your seals from them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

AT meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the National Bank of Sumter
Monday afternoon Mr. w. ]. Crowson.
Jr.. cashier, was elected a member OF
the board
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

There is reason to anticipate q
greater rush in Christmas shopping
than usual, and the necessity of shop
ping early is therefore greater than
ever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08

The American government may not
believe I'm the policy OF reprisals but
the people of America do.--Spartan-
burg Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-12-08
Winn School Roll of, Honor.

Roy Baker
Carl Baker,
Annie May Baker,
Marius Cooper,
Clement Marshall,
Gertrude Jackson,
Ora Jackson,
Harriet Sims,
Minnie Lou Sims.
Jim Ed Sims,
w. c. Sims,
Elise Sims.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-28
u. s. SUGAR EXPORT
HAS BIG INCREASE
Shows Gain Of Ten Million
Pounds Over 1916.

Washington. Dec. 27.-Sugar exports
from the United States last October
showed an increase of nearly ten mil
lion pounds over the same month last
year. France and England received
the bulk Of the shipments of 1l3.241.0a
pounds, the former getting 73,O00.OVU
pounds to relieve q virtual famine there
and the latter 22.000.000 pounds. Six
million pounds went to The Neither
lands. 5000. 900 to Argentina and almost
as large quantity to Mexico.
While gold exports for the month
showed q considerable decrease as
compared with the same month In 1916
a new. movement Of the metal, this
time to Peru was shown by an analysis
OF October exports made public today
by the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce. Peru. received $3.S2S.S72
that month rs compared with $S.546.o2d
for the first ten months Of the year the
increase being in payment for growing
purchases OF copper by this country.
Spain. Japan and Mexico took virtu'
ally all the remainder OF the country's
$il,l54, Oh gold exports In October. lr
ten months Japan received. $155. 0O0, O0(
compared with $l3.S43.000 in the same
period Of 1916: Spain. $l02.O00.00'
compared with ss.70l.oo0 and Mexico
$1,000. 0000 compared with less thar
3l,000, 900.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-28
COAL INQUIRY HIT
BY RAIL CONTROL
Transportation Difficulties
II Will Be Left Out.

\ washington,s Dec. q. - President
Wilson's decision to take over the
railroads will keep the coal inquiry in
narrower limits than originally
planned. Members of the committee
investigating both coal and sugar are
disinclined to go into the transporta-
ton difficulties. now that they believe
improvement is in sight and in the
hearing today touched only casually
on the lack Of railroad facilities which
has been blamed for most Of the coal
shortage.
w. B. Colver, member of the federal
trade commission, the only witness to-
day, said faiulre Of railroads to place
enough cars at mines had resulted in
the bituminous miners of the country
being idle an average of two or three
days O week, which not only limits
production, but tends to make dis
contented laborers. Had there beer
plenty of cars this year, he stated
enough coal could have been mined to
make up the 100000 ton shortage
Fuel Administrator Garfield estimates
exists.
Mr.. Colver reiterated. however, the
commissions opinion that no coal
shortage exists, and that misplacins
of cars Is what Is causing the trouble
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-28
CONTINUES IT'S PROBE
INTO ARMY CONTRACTS
Committee Again Questions
General Sharpe.

Washington. Dec. 27.-Criticism Of
the system of war department and
council of national defense in securing
clothing and other supplies for the
army was sharply renewed by men,
bcrs Of the senate military committee
today during further examination OF
Major General Sharpe, quartermaster
general.
General Sharpe said. in response to
questions, that his approval of con-
tracts negotiated by the councils sup
plies committee was to an extent per-
functory and none had ever been dis
approved. He defended the establish
ment of the civilian committee, how
ever, as a necessity because OF the
enormous task involved in handling
war orders for the expanding army
Shortage of winter clothing. Gen.
eral Sharpe attributed largely to be-
lated deliveries on account of garment
makers strikes and lack Of special
machinery in private factories. and tc
the decision to send American soldiers
to France earlier than originally
planned.
Orders to clothe more than 1,950,00t
men have been given, General Sharpe
stated. and early next year it is ex.
pected to have on hand enough fol
100000. Overcoat deliveries, he said
were IS per cent behind contract 81
last November so.
Steps taken by Secretary Baker be
fore the American war declaration t,
secure clothing for a large army wer,
again recounted by General Sharpe
On April I, two days before the war
the secretary authorized emergenc!
contracts to clothe 100000 men an
contracts were let in the open mar
ket without advertising. For anothe
half million men contracts were let il
May with the assistance of the coun
CT: of national defense.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-28
No Men
Feminist Ranch Succeeds
in Blackfoot.

Exponents of the belief that
"what O woman Wills to do. she
can do" are Miss Jessie Sloan and
Miss Ethel Beaman. who came into
the city yesterday. from Miss
Sloan's ranch on Kleihschmidts
flats up the Blackfoot valley.
The two young women are PLAN
ming and managing all the work
Of the large stock ranch. calling
upon men to assist only when there
10 heavy ploughing to be done or
other heavy manual labor for
which they can hire help. During
the next few weeks. Miss Beaman
will visit her relatives in Seattle
and Miss Sloan will remain with
her sister, Mrs. r. c. Abbey. at
her home on Harris street. Both
young women expect to return to
the ranch in time to organize the
spring work.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-28
Will Not Call Men to Fill
First Quota Before Feb. Is

Springfield, H.. Dec. 27.--Selectives
for the national army required to fill
the first quota OF the first draft will
not be called up before February 10,
which probably will mean that all men
needed for this purpose will be sub
jected to the new selective regulations
under the questionnaire. according to
a telegram to adjutant General Dickson
from the war department today.
While boards should, until they have
enough men finally classified in class
one, send forward promptly men Sc
lected under the old regulations to
make, up deficiencies in calls already
made, the results OF this decision will
be that we shall be able to give the
council. The second was between Mr.
tenn to all men whose order numbers
are so late as to place them within
deferred percentages Of the present
call, the order stated.