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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08
Gotten Inquiry Wanted
Exchanges May Be Investigated
by Congress-Sometfing is
Wrong.

Washington. Feb. Investigation
Of the New York ana New Orleans
cotton exchanges by & committee Of
Eve ma,Ebnrs of the house appointed
by Speaker Clark was proposed to-
day by Representative Caraway Of
Arkansas IL q resolution introduced
in the house. rne committee would
.je directed to determine whether
short selling and speculation on the
. exchanges had caused q decline OF
cotton prices. The resolution OF Nr.
Caravan would direct the committee
to determine the cause oi wid.'
fluctuations ii the cotton future
market ard whether the low price;
are due to conspiracy OF restraint
among dealers 1t also would direct
the committee to recommend leSlsia :
ton to restore open market condl-
ton.
Representative from cotton
States. including Mr.. Caraway and
REPRESENTATIVES Eagle OF Texas anu
Hef1in Of Alabama, urged that ac-
ton be taken by congress 10 assure
a higher price Tor cotton. Mr.. Car
away did not directly charge that
manipulation caused the decline III
cotton prices, but Representatives
Eagle and Eafin asserted that for
scign spinners by short selling
through American agents had forced
down the price.
The price has constantly drop
ped until now there is not any mar
ket for cotton declared Mr.. Cara
way, who asserted that this condl-
ton prevailed although the worlds
cotton supply Is short and The !9lH
crop Of the South is the smallest
ever gathered there ,!i'. Caraw:ay
said that while he would not charge
manipulation as the cause OF the
decline he had information an
agreement had been made in this
country 10 sell cotton 20 fore!s:!
countries at a contract price less than
that which cotton had brought in
the open market here.
NO market regulated by the 70"
Of supply and demand could sag Tor
617,000,00G as has the cotton mar
kei in the last two months, especial
" with the supply constantly grow
ing less.
Representative Eagle declared
that English cotton spinners mani
pu!ate the narHe, through their
agents, the New York and New Or
leans cotton gamblers" He added
that New England manufacturers
had contracted tc sell cotton goods on
q. basis OF paying 81 IA cents
pound for the raw product and said
that any price under that amount
was so much in the hands Of the
spectators"
Mr.. Hafin also accused nanipula-
tors with causing TIE decline in the
market and added that unless con
Sress takes action financial naru-
ships Will ensue through the South.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08
HOLD FOR THIRTY CENTS.
Safe and Sane Cotton Meeting Held in
Atlanta

Atlanta, Ca, Fef. 4.-MaEhed en-
thusiasnl was developed here today at
a meeting Of cotton men and repre-
sentatives Of various lines Of CONNER
cial activities to launch formally the
socalled Safe and sane" cotton move
ment the purpose of which is to NJ
duce farmers OF the South TO hole tins
years cotton crop and reduce next
Years acreage Unless this is done, /. .
1. Stevens Of New Orleans. who was
the principal speaker. declared the
price of cotton would drop so low
that economic disaster would result
"Hold the 1918 crop for u price not
less than 80 cents was adopted as
the slogan of the movement. y COM
r,ittee was appointed to secure funds
and encourage the movement in Geor-
gia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08
iayefS for Next WINTER.

Clemson College, Feb. 3.-'rhat tnc
people OF the State lntend 10 Sea' 50.
ticient chicks to guarantee Supp''
of LAYERS next winter is SHOWN py t.'e
Great number of inquiries received p'
m. Diyiison OF Poultry Husbandri
,a,,tire 10 the most suitable 1ncupa-
tor fo.. farm use The interest III
7o,lltr;. raising i. growing constantly
and rapidly and The people arc VS.
~ usc ircr';ators and broodcrs Fa''t
.r .b,n TO depend upon the Scttl'iS
ben. Il is still tine to order an ~.
.cuba.or. ard u good Grooder must not
,,c overlooked.
\ bulletin can be obtained from inc
Extension Service. on how to euio !
c,o,ass brooaer at honle. This IS Il
satisfactory WY 10 raise small Dioo"H
al bi,idics when they can DC slV'Hi
careful attention. The areiess hfoo' :
~ cost, nothing 20 make. Many sun
.relcss brooGccs have been used WIN
success in Union county
Tt.,, !:niy' heated bro"drr Is recon-
,onnijr.} Ia every or" who WISHES 20
r...,,. :;is incubator hatched cAics,s
,.;;b fS.r least bother and loss H'i<;a
/, h,.oodrr is placed in small chicN-
=, po,1sc vacant room or even 4
,,trge packing box. \ kssoSen" '3e'}P
len,,e lbe tcmpc;%tur' OF thr helis@
,l,. san,c as that OF the mother hen
Furth.r information and the names
ce RI. most successful hroode;,s IN
rse at Clemson college Will be siaatS
.,i,r:.;ged 20 :.nr one who requests IT.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08
Flu Germ Identified

London, Feb. 5.-rThe virus Of
trench fever and that Of influenza and
Some forms Of nephritis have been
isolated and identified, according to
a, report to the director general OF
the army medical service in France
bv a number OF army medical officers
The Investigations will result also. 1t
is believed. in the isolation Of the
germ Of n1un1ps, measles and typhus
the causes Of which have been OBJ
scure and the bacilli Of which have
never been isolated before.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08
WOULD DISCARD WIFE.

Zurich, Feb. 2.-The Prague Tage-
blatt is authority for the statement
that former Emperor Charles Of AUS
tria- Hungary intends to apply for q
divorce. j.
Charles was married in 1911 to
Princess Zila Of Bourbon and Parma,
an italian. From the union have
been born five children, four boys and
q Sirl.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08
letter From Germany.

The following letter is from T. *.
Bull to his mother.
American Exp. Force, Army Of Oc-
cupation, January 5, 1919.
Received one Of your letters today,
and was slad OF get it, also received q
News and Courier II was kind enough
TO subscribe TO the Saturday Evening
Post for me It has begun TO come,
and I am glad TO get it. We are pree-
ty well suited in the town OF May
schoss. for. no telling how long, ana
time seems 20 hang heavy Oh our
hands. ; ana no more with Battat-
| ion Headquarters. I got home SICK
for the old company, and tired Oh ao-
ins almost nothing, so asked to se-
back to the company. We dr'l only
few hours a day, the reason tor TINS
is on account Of the mountains.
| They can't find a. drill ground, an un-
us,,al thing. This is the pretuest
country around here you ever saw
High mountains on all sides, the-ziVer
| Abr. winds in ard out with our town
on its banks, extending for over
mile. WI we woke up Christmas
morning, everything was covered with
snow, and it made a rare sight. Where
we are now is right in the heart OF
Prussia, the further we have. come
into Germany, the poorer the peo-
pie are, in the town the people are
! dea,hly poor. Some things are plen-
tif,ll enough, while others are almost
impossible TO get, and very h,sh. COT
ton is impossible to get, SO every
thing is linen. A towel costs US S2.Vo
at the stores
went TO a fairly large town not
long ago. and We got some pies at a
dollar apiece cake Of soap. smaller
rhan Fairies cost $500. I think
most OF. this is because there is no
scarcity Of money, and because then
money has dropped way down. We
are pretty we'll fixed as to billets-
/ have an old cot, with two comforts
/; the lady loaned me, and four blankets;
that IS solid comfort compared &c
what we had been having. Nine OF
us are in a home belonging to man
and his sister. He has just gotten OUT
! Of The army, after four years, ana
curses the Kaiser and everything Ger
man, but she is :, real PruSsl;ar aiu
| with what hltle German we speak
we have some arguments Her cnlcl
argument is that the Kaiser IS sc
handsome, and Wceison" is not nc2l
SO handsome, but in spite Of that she
is (, good woman. and mighty NEE
to US We h;,v,. never had any trol-
bic with the people. They do not seen
TO resent our being here 1t all. bu'
all seem Lad we are here, inste&c
If the French. They hate the Frencf
all right. they are the cleanest arc
hardest working people cve:' saw
This woman washes her floors alrt
he whole house about twice Il week
md everything is kept neat and a5
solutcly clean. But what interests !n'
most and III fact all the fellows t9it
about is, when arc We going home
|! We have been here about three
weeks, and do not seem any Dea;c1
leaving than al first. You ough; &
see our insignia. it is q rainbow o
three colors 20 be Worn on the le:
arm What Wit, taat our two aoi'
service stripes and :, silver St:sr th=i
|, hear We will get for tho A~my "
OCCUPATION. we will be pretty wei
decorated.
With love to all. your a:fectjonat
son. T. Kinlock Bull.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08

Paris. Feb. 4.-The Russian soviet
government will take AL measures
to bring about IN agreement with The
entcnte. according 20 y wireless mo-
sase sent from Moscow SUNDAY, adj
arcsed TO Berlin. Paris and Every
where
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08

Atlanta. Feb. dorothy Isabel
webb. leading lady Of the Pom Pom
scouapasg, playing here January %.
died at an Atlanta hospital tonight OF
influenza. She was taken sick on the
day that her company was to play
here The body was ordered sent to
Stony Point, Long Island. She is sur
yiaed by her mother, Mrs. Frank Alb
batf of New Yoak.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08

Chicago, Feb. 3.-The cost OF 1iv
ing came down sharply today IL one
important item, eggs Owing 10 plci!-
tifurarriavis here, totalling nearly
twice as many as u Week ago. whole
sssle prices fell 1-2 to cents I, doZ-
en-. New quotations ranged from 3:
4fSa, To- as cents.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08
Cotton Seed as Z ertilizT
There is No Law Prohibiting
Use for This Purpose.

Many farmers are under the inn
preston that there is a law. or an or
der Of the food administration, pro
hibiting the use Of cotton seed as fer
tilizer, and many OF them havins
large amounts Of seed on hand. which
they are unable TO market they are al
a loss to know how to dispose Of them
For the purpose of clearing up sh'
matter and to obtain an official rul-
ing on the use OF cotton seed as Ter
tilfzer O'DonneN q Co.. wrote the
food administration. In reply they
received the following lester:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08

Norfolk. Feb. 4-Preceded by three
seaplanes. the Atlantic battle feet
sailed this morning for Guantanamo
Cuba. for the winter manoeuvres.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08
E,;,.s, Ranti.f ,.rax.. Meeting.

The regular We ky prayer ::s"ct'p:
OF the Ieirs: Baptist church will y.
held hereafter op Wednesday night 4
8 O'clock, instead OF Friday night
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08
Bears in Cotton Market

S. MA1C01S51A 1SJVtesSA1 ~
Hold Grop and Cut Acreage Har-
ris Advises.
soaurnbia, Feb. 4-B: Harris. COM
5ssioner Of agriculture, issued the
Ss6wxng statennent last night:
laa farmers of the cotton States
aarfronfed with. stest of endar-
49, faafs NOT Only means millions to
sorth now. but will have "a far
1iins effect on the profits of their
3sAcr Scr wears to come.
lnFestigatien by the natiofl-
saJ.rDvernsnent, it was ascertained that
8 9he pYesent crop OF cotton cost. ap-
fynately 80 cents a pound to pro-
sastxee st. The farmer knows it has
& sSs xoSt him this and he knows as Well
s{akSx The world s demand for the pres
Ersf CROP ulH far exceed the supply.
c,oEson spectators, taking advan-
OF the early Texas crop and dis
Sxress cotton throughout the belt,
s by man nipulating the market, re-
d0cet cotton AHescents per pound be-
i 7e fAe cost OF production. This. Of
r,i,rafYS fictitious for as vst
Ssssssss ssave secured lsttie or none Of
$5Ssss fiss,as of the substantial fa..n-
4 hnt the effort is being made TO
panic into the minds OF the
7xerss IN this effort trey have
ssbfen Feiued by 5thes cotton mills who
a,ssh gaar Or sa,nnosea self-interest
) ]! a,ff of,t, of fna market. only
fror,- s,s,,9s 10 mouth. This
sas f,sY issf ft,r lnns
nv purpose in this article to
skssirs TIE farrners that never before
Have They met with such determine
ffs5xyn by the sbear SPECTATORS. The.
afSrF5aef won by organization and agi-
fSes6n 100 when the bears had ali
5sssS aa aSSns the a,atterFof alleged sup
snsy and denaaud. They can certainly
sst s3g Is 3; s3f5r with supply and demand
Sever lie lnssngly in their favor. This
sssess5 Not npSsa hp3t of a few weeks
nav last to July /, but
S hsssen0 the Farmers are ,ogica.;fy
kspsafn TO wiz, If they hold for a, axel
issuha, 4},ssi r,rice should be he
.a,.as hT,sf able to Judge but it
ssss,s;f Il rsa,y.aiai,y be cents per pourt
& 4Fffss rensra i.e+ information is that
sn{Kera banks are. in hearty accord
he farmers IN this struggle. |
{astaastay they should be for it would !
sbs ifEle short Of treason to force
SO sfsTsners to part with their pro- !
sanck For less than the cost of produc- !
flSsSn especially when at least a third I
81 ssae consumption will be by foreign |.
ffrafIe and VIII mean so much money !
ss,,4 s,s s4a,e Is rockets of the Southern !
:TT,,sss,t,,,5s INTO the rockets Of foreign
M
se,ae,nber then that Southern
a. ys,s arett friends of the farmers
|snSF +s,s4 they are now financing last
3sS.sss ang instances under
s4,,sxset z.4ra;zA. the farmer should be
g ,,;s ,.ee,,,irAno erts, for MAX
c,an sR for less ,aon-
;sa or. lass until the 1915 crop
49, sbeen lio,,idatea. To the South
se,sssy,ssss.sgriet,ltaris this is really the
s:,ss,. s.,ffer the war. and in that spirit I
:hs shn,,ia meet it.
RI, g few days there will be held N .
;asaw nrs4ansa convention Of farmers |
's.ys5 ssar,s ers sreoresentinS all the cot |
feadct.o.' u
This cenxenfion rs caileo 70 ootalii =
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ss Columbia, Jan. 81. 1919
l have your letter OF Januar;f 29th.
and in reply thereto J. beg to sa!'
that there is ho-law prohibiting: farm
ers from using their cotton seed US
fertilizer if they see tit to do so.
Yours very truly.
WE: Elliott,
Food Administrator for South Car
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08
HEALTH SURVEY AND RURAL
VISITING NURSE NOTES.
Miss Alice Martin. Home Denlonstra-
ton Agent is Working Hard to Sc
s:;.e Cooperat;on OF Her Clubs in
Tie Health Survey Financial CAM
paign. :; &c

Any citizen VINO desires to contrib
ute to the three thousand and three
hundred dollar rural health survey
and rur;.i visiting nurse fund can send
thea, checks 10 +. l. iseardon, Secre-
,;lr% Sumter Chamber Of Commerce,
or i prospective subscribers will
phone the secretary he will call for
contributions GU ca.l't lose the sec
ret&ry he ,seans TO have your mon
cv and 10 have the health survey too.
Miss Alice j. Martin. homo demon-
str;;t:on a&elit is nnahing short talks
at rural school canning and tomato,
and al home demonstration clubs
lilis week, willis" organizing her 1919
clubs, ~ Tho interest Of The health
survey r,;!nnaage sale at the Court
House grounds next Saturday. The
corps of sanitary experts and the ru-
raj visiting nurse will work with Miss
Martin and hey numerous clubs
throughout 1919, and part of 1920,
in the rural schools and rural homes
as a special feature OF domestic sci
cnce work conducted by the home
demonstration agent. Miss Martin
has also mailed q great many letters
seeking cooperation of the rural ladies'
and girls in the health survey f1nan-
ci;.l campaign.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-08

With love to all. your a:fectjonat'
son. T. Kinlock Bull.
, 1919-07-12

Spaniards came to the Philippines the
Filipinos there already had a culture
of their own, and that almost every
Filipino could read and write. We be-
lieve conditions similar to these pre-
vailed at the same. time in China. While
the claim is made that the Filipino Gull
ture is indigenous, yet the younger
generation S being educated in Ameri-
can ideas.
The statement is made that the Philip
pine Islands offer a vast field for the eX-
pansiOn of American industry and com
merce in the Far East and that Ameri-
cans and American capital are welcome.
The total area of the islands is about 100.
600 square miles, or more than twice the
size of all Louisiana, and only IA, 600
square miles of this area have been touch
ed by the pillow. The Philippine advocates
say that the island can support a popula-
ton OF from fifty to seventy millions OF
people.
In regard to sugar, it is stated that
sugar cane can be produced very cheaply
and is a rapidly growing industry, offer
ing great opportunities to investors.
AS our readers will have noticed, the
Hawaiian sugar planters have recognized
the merits of the Philippines and doubt
less there will be an increasing interest
in Hawaii as to investments in the Phil
ippines, the American connection ..aVng
already made Hawaii rich in the last for
ty-fve years and having produced there
the most highly specialized cane agricul-
ture and cane sugar manufacture that is
practiced anywhere in the world. The
Filipinos believe they can repeat Hawail's
success and the HaWaiians seem to think
the same way if we consider the invest
ments they are now making in the
Philippines. Louisiana Planter, JuNe
21St.
, 1919-07-12
PHILIPPINE PROPAGANDA.

The Filipinos have sent a mission to
Washington, apparently urging the in
dependence of the island, and giving
statements of the resources and pro-
gress Of the islands that are interesting
and startling in some of their details.
The statement is made that when the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-29
THIS Is AN ACTUAL PHOTOGF
THE BUILDING is 90

wndfL record has nmdby contractors enau ono .
plan started dm Of surprise
byan pmendp ing d t
s @ o M up
@ GED Mo 1aSs toss
A proportion fh la n
tof e ompld today shows hs
mrhashe With mdenme equp l
Is
efotyft tn bemnH at
o the fact that were t. t
coun f ehy tn d sa enough % fo pace
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-29
Export Business and Wholesale GrocersSupport


stand support ri
there
hnhadyp. oM of the business rG
Wholahgo ROGERS have hddS rE Of ~ p o. years y only invested
he. tn gCmanyb hhae e
a in AIMEE meal peda H.hd pmh nh fy n
The f o he
products. Skinner. ehnoy known h hHn tf poc
s he lin pduc fore o
h
pud he
Of k
ngt x two three Arsa the mp Of Company sol expo
we h
and firms
til God fH ext tE European nj hh anyone h fM h
k
hadd 10 tn above hkh ngeh through p from two Of h. Target
pd canned
to 1--WE have lumber propose from pr to or
kns all f hee eondh n md hi thsn ret tn
hd M h hg real he pduc d
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-29
The Produce Department

The of The skinner h hhmpan organized it d take tka
adnb
mount o$5 m wi nn opea o much
i h
nd Hwada the hbC
nd Douglas Hkn
fbmg to first hhh f Hepa
nc not e al cB
During pty r d kgH b. s Great hpnenhf
al ne Of Hyead
dby thu Company tusne. ndue
M
oetwmk b dD .arn
Hoo q 1>dd dpd from N will o pm cord time
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-29

The contractor is bending every effort
to get the building inclosed in the short
est possible time. The brick work will fol-
low the cement work, and we expect to
have the first floor, which will be used as
a branch house for the Packing Com
pany, ready for use by the first of the
year.
The building proper is nine entire
;loors, 99x132, a model of efficiency and
construction. No better cold storage and
produce building has ever been erected
in the world and it is far more modern
and efficient than most plants Of this
kind
The Brinkley argus., 1919-04-25
sLACKERS AM0NG
 FARMERS WERE
 RELATIVELY FEW
BUT THERE WERE SOME WHO FAILED TO SUBSCRIBE IN FOR
 MFR LIBERTY LOAN DRIVES.
A CHANGE TO MAKE GOOD
Unc,. Sam Has Been Farmers Best Customer and Reciprocatlon
 Is in Order.

You hear the question argued as to whether the farmer has done his full part in the buying of Liberty Bonds it is generally admitted that he has. But-as with other men-there were thousands of him who slacked.
 There is no sense in being soft-spok- en about it. The facts show it. The various Liberty Loan organizations had farmers on their stacker lists, just as they had slackers from other lines of work. Some farmers failed to prove their loyalty, just as some lawyers, some doctors, some mer' chants and some others failed;
 Uncle Sam has been the farmers 5 biggest customer He bought more farm products than anyone else. Uncle Sam was the feeder of many mouths. In his armies and navies he had nearly 4,000,000 men And as Uncle Sam is still the biggest customer, the greatest buyer of farm products. He has hun dreds of thousands of men still in the service. He will have big riavy and a big army for months yet, even at the best A demand has been creat- ed abroad for farm products that will make strong demands upon the farm CT Millions of dollars of foodstuffs, grown on American dirt by American farmers, will produce
 farmers, will pass on It's way to Europe,
 Uncle Sam has paved the way for the American farmer to sell his pro- duce abroad. The way seems to have been paved for American farm pros perity for good many years. Not war prosperity, of course, but some thing very near 1t. It looks like the farmer should be able to dispose of all he can produce for good while now
 Has the farmer heen appreciative of these things? Has he met his old Uncle Samuel about halfway in the big jobs! Well. it has been argued and 1t has been disputed Doubtless the farmer has taken care of his share of the undertaking But whether he has or not, he has chance in this last, the Fifth or Victory Liberty Loan, to make his presence felt.
 The loan is big one and there will be plenty of room for the farmer as well as every other man in the coun. try to get piece of It. There was very little criticism of the rural com munities during the Third and Fourth Loans and during the Fifth drive it Is likely that the farmer will march of with the honors There is another chance to buy Liberty Notes (short- term bonds), the soundest of sound investments.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-04-25
CLUB, ORGANIZED AT AlLEN-
 DALE.

The long looked for person came to Allendale Friday morn ing. 1t was none other than our busy, helpful friend, Miss Sara Fortenber1y She gave us q short, but interesting, talk on club work. She then proceeded to organize the Allendale Club, with Edyth Summit as presi- dent; Mary Johnston, vice-pres- ident; Myrtle Simpson, secre- tary and Alma Covey. reporter.
 Several girls and boys join ed the various clubs and we all hope, by the kind assistance of Miss Fortenberry and MT, Beck, to make a good showing at the school fair this fall.
 We hope to have these good people with us again soon, to further explain our duties in club work.
 Reporter.