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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
HIGH COAL PRICES
Any Shortage in Production
VIII Be a Pretext For
Increase

Washington. Aug. 15.-Replying tt
a senate resolution. Director Genera.
of Railroads Hines Informed the SEN
ate. today that while there had been
some car shortage in the bituminous
coal districts, he did not anticipate
any shortages in transportation which
viii be any sense exceptional or alb
normal or which will justify oppress-
i've prices for cial.'
tThe great danger that confronts
the public in the matter the director
general asserted, is; that any short
age either in production by the mines
or In transportation may be eXaSSer-
ated so as to serve us d pretext for in
creasing prices on coal which,
in my opinion are already high. gen
orally speaking. 1t is worthy of Sc
rious consideration whether congres-
sional action can be taken to protect
the public under these circumstances
from excessive coal prices
The senate resolution to which Mr..
Hines replied was introduced by SEN
ator Pomerene Of Ohio and asked su-
per6cially~ for information as to the
numbef Of coal cars available and
and whether the coal car situation
could be held responsible for any
possible shortage of coal.
s There has at no time been any
shortage of cars for anthracite coal
loading Mr.. Hines said in reply.
tssince about July Is, 1919, coincident
with a marked upward trend in pro
sduction there have been some short
ages Of cars for loading with bitumi-
nous coal in some producing dis
triets. mainly in Eastern Kentucky.
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania and usually in districts
producing the higher grades of coal.
IA strike of marine workers on coast
wise ships, foods and other operating
difficulties have contributed to these
shortages. Contenporaneousiy how
ever, there still exists Slight surpluses
of open top cars in some sections prin-
cipally in the West
Regarding the car supply, Mr.. Hines
said there were 100000 open top
cars; in the United States, SO per cent.
or which were on federally operated
railroads while less than 10 per cent
Of these awaited repairs. He esti-
mated that about 775.000 cars We're
suitable for coal loading. Forty-flve
thousand new cars. he said. have been
or viii be placed in the service as rap
idly as practicable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
BOIL WEEVIL ON
KINARD'S PLACE,
Pest Makes Appearance in Col
Teton County

Bamberg, Aug. 14.-Geo. r. Briggs,
farm demonstration agent for Bam-
berg county discovered the boil Wee
vii this week on ]. f. Kinard's place,
just one mile over the line in Colleton
county, below Ehrhardt Mr.. Briggs
brought number Of specimens to
Bamberg and there is no doubt but
that they are boil weevils. The Wee
wills are reported to have been found
in the Oak Grove section OF the coun-
y. but this report has not been COR
firmed.
aIr. Briggs is arranging to hold a
armers' meeting in the section ada
cent to Mr. Kinard's place some time
about the first of September at which
time. ways and means will be discuss
cd for the proper dealing with the
weevil Experts from Clemson Col
lege Will be present and tell the farm
ers what others have done to success
fully compete with the boil weevil.
and just what measures are necessary
in order to protect the farming inter
ests where the boil weevil has ap-
peared.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
ANARCHY IN HUN.ARY
People Face a Winter Of Starvation.

{Corresrondencc of Associated Press
Vienna. Aug. 12.-The government
has 9ecrccd that it Will take over ali
and forests which are in the possess
ion OF private individuals who will
receive compensation FOR them. One
Of the governments objects is to OBJ
tain funds to purchase coal and raw
materials in order to provide wort.
fer the people, Incidentally to buy
foodstuffs. without which the starva-
ton conditions of last winter will be
horribly acccntuated tn: fall.
1t is predicted that unless the Allies
OCCUPY budapest and end the present
communist regime the country's crops
will be wasted and the people Will
starve in tho coming winter.
The first effect OF kind of block
ace established by q force Of American
soldiers along the Austrian frontier Of
Hungary will be TO prevent money,
or materials which represent money,
from flowing out OF the country, for
it is known that tn" Communists are
iend:n2 moneE abroad for propaganda
purposes.
The Americans are experiencing
great difficulties in controlling an i'm
mcnsc amount Of contlaband traffic
that has sprung up i'll al border
towns like Bruck. through which the
Communists are smuggling out money
aad Hungarians who fed TO Vienna
are trying to bring out their buried
treasures ard bonds. There is said
20 exist a special smuggling service
carried out by airplancs by means OF
which hundreds Of millions OF crowns
have been conveyed o"t CT the coun-
try.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
Hold On TO War Risk Insurance.

I'm hanging on to my war insur-
ance.' said a returned soldier in At
lant;. the other day Two reasons
cant get any other for as littl"
money. and as a matter Of fact. s!
can't get any other at all. can't stand
the physic.,l examination now.
The soldier. row discharged and
back at his old work in evil life.
showed plainly iha. he had the idea.
War insurance is good business. Il is
a good Investment II is he ch"ap"St
Insurance. TIA: eyer waS .ind the
discharged SoIliei, has !i..e years III
which 70 convert it ;at9 any onc OF
:,:tlf Il dozen OF more different types.
There's no Eurrv-iaSt keep up i!''
payments. an,! consult the nearest
Red cross chapter { branch. There
vou can learn all ahoat War risk in
s,lrancn and IL; conversion 90 thc best
possible Investment OF civil life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
YOUTH GIVEN BAIL
Buster Cooker Released From
Spartanburg Jail

Spartanburg. Aug. 15.--An order
has been signed placing bail for Bus
ter Cooker in the sum Of $1,000. fol-
Loving application Of C. c. Wyche. at
torney for young Cooker. Bond has
been furnished and th" little eight
year old boy released from the County
Jail.
The boy is charged with having
shot and killed his little five year ol(i
brother al Woodruff seven days ago
when the two children were alone in
their home. TIL" youngster is stated
to have thrown water in his brother $
face. which aroused the anger Of the
latter. who. it is claimed, climbed into
the attic. secured u single b2rrclei
shotgun and committed the crime.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
MACHINE FOR CAMP ALICE

Some time ago through these col
umns. the word WAS put forth that
a sewing machine WAS very much
needed al Camp Alice for repair work
and the putting together OF certain
articles and now that need has been
satisfied for an appeal never goes 10
the Sumter public IN vain.
The Missionary Society Of Trinity
Methodist Church has presented the
Camp With a splendid machine. The
Society bad loaned il to IN" Red
Cross work room. bu now that there
was no longer a need 70. il th";''
these ladies haze given il outright
TO Camp Alice. The Singer Sewing
Machine management VERY kindly pui
the machin" in perfect repair before
it left the Red Cross rooms.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
SECURE EXPERT
COTTON CLASSERSS
They VIII Be Stationed at Seven
S. G.. County Seats

Washington. Aug. 15-l,xpcrt cot
Ton cassers> provided by She Federal
Bureau of Markets viii be stationed
for the coming season at seven South
Carolina county s}a;s. announces Sen
ator X b. Dial. who has been actively
Interesting himself in securing this
service.
This autumn graders will be sta
toned rot only at Darlington. sum
ter and OranscbHrs, a.; last year,
but also at LaIrcns, Anderson, Green
wood and Manning. t'ti!ds aTe de-
rived from three sources. Part Of
lhe money is supplied by the federal
bureau of markets; part is provided
by the rational government under the
terms Of the Smi:h-Lever act. a,,d the
remainder is raised locally by sub
scripticn. by county appropriation or
'fherwise.
The number Of places ct which the
YORK can be maintained is ,ialitcd
both by the funds dT.eiial'!o ard the
scarcity CT. qualified nrcn. Local O.
operation includes r.9t ';:l!! . cpnsid-
GABLE Gosh sum in ..a"il :;;Se VARYING
between 81 600 and $500, 90 help
~, the grader. hu. also It grading
room, . ci"rIl and provision for Incl
dental expenses.
County agents ana others interested
Who haze invest gated the service es
operated las. year at Darlington, Sum
ter and Oranse!)urs have found the
experience entirely satisfactory Mr.
D. Moore demontstration agent 70.
Laurens county, wrote Senator Dia'
that farmers Of Darlington county told
him the expert classer had been worth
to them many times his salary. Eol
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
Had to Crawl Up
And Down Stairs
Hagerstown, Nd, Man Was All
Crippled Up With Rheuma-
tism. Tells How He Found
Medicine That Relieved

It certainly requires medicine OF
great power and extraordinary virtue
to save man or woman brought near
the dark grave by disease and suffer
ing.
John w. Petre OF 127 Playground
Avenue, Hagerstown, Nd, was all
crippled UP with rheumatism Of the
Joints and muscles. lie was in q pitt
able condition. Il was fu!l Of pain all
ever my body" be says in Il signed
statement 4 could hardly move. /
had to crawl up and down the stairs
But his words of sorrow and suffer
ing have been changed to a song OF
g;adness as he now says. ioEfa!y,
"But now walk as good as ever. and
I'm sure proud Of it. eve il all TO
the new herb naedicine-Dreco!
First l didn't think there was any
medicine made could touch my case
or help nc the least bit. But I've
changed my mind abou; that because
this Dreco medicine certainly chang
ed me from d cripple into We'll man.
7 wouldn't be. without = bottle Of Dre-
co in my house for anything
Dreco is made from juices ard eX-
tracts Of many medicinal herbal plants
which act on the vital organs in a
plcasant and prompt manner.
Dreco is highly recommended in
Sumter by siberts Drls store.-Advt
R-6
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
FEELING BL(jE,
LIVER LII|V|ERI( i IAIzY
TAKE ACIAZL|..0IAB i.
Wonderful How Young and En-
erget;c You Fee! After Taking
This Delightful NaNseaiess
CaIon7el

If you have not tried Calctabs you
have Il delightful surprise awaiting;
you. Tie wonderful Iver-cleansing
and system purifying properties Of
ca,omcl may now be enjoyed without
the slightest unpiea%aatnes for Caio-
tabs arc c:l:omcI with tile liver benefits
left in ard the sting taken out. a Cal
otab at bedtime with q swallow OF
water. that's al. so taste, no nausea,
no salts nor the slightest unpleasant
aftcr-cfTccts You wake up in the
morning feeling fine. Your liver is
clean your system is purified. your ap-
tite hearty. Eat what you wish, no
DANCER, and no risk Of saiivatcn. The
next time YOU feel lazy. mean nervous.
blue or discouraged give your liver a
thorough cleansing with a Calotab.
they are 80 delightful and effective
that your druggist is authorized to re-
fund the price as a guarantee that
YOU will be Gilighted.
For your protection, Calotahs are
sold onl: N original scaled packages.
price tliirty-tive cents. AT all drug
stores.-(adv.)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20

many farmers know just what grades
Of cotton they produce.
d. W. Watkins of Clemson College.
is acting as director Of cooperative
extension work in agriculture and
home economics for South Carolina.
is in charge of the cotton casing ser
vice. Mr.. Watkins has Informed Sen
ator Dial that all details have not been
completed, but the local funds have
f,ocn provided FOR at Laurens ana
Manning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20

The Cotton Association campaign
meeting will be held i'll this city Tor
tho p;u.po>,, OF completing the organ
ization in Sumter county on August
10Th. Dr. II. " SNYDER, president Oh
.iso:-d College. will make IN" pfia-
cipal address. Meetings will be heioi
IN every county in the state. Cover
nor Narning. MI l.. d. Jennings ana
lsev. d. NJ. Mcleod are scheduled TO
speak ct several meetings, each' III
other counties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
RAIN CAUSES
SEAABOARD WRECK

Patrick, August "a terrific eIec-
tric and rain storm this afternoon
passed over Patrick lasting one hour.
Several inches of rain fell causing a
washout on Seaboard Air Line one
halt mile south cf Patrick, derailing
five cars Of train No. 2. NO passeh-
gers were seriously hurt. Track torn
I'D some distance. Train No. 3 south,
dctoured over Atlantic Coast Line
Railway, via CheraW.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
ADDRESS HOUSE
ON COST OF LIVING

ashington, Aug. ia capital
istie monopoly and organized labor
must cease profteering in goods and
wages. j. r. Howard. president of the
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. told
the senate and house agricultural
committee He said the farmers are
not responsible for the high living
cost. He warned against strikes and
urged an increase in production.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20

The magistrate states that Joe
Wells, who is held for the shooting
of Fritz Behre. will get no preliminary
hearing so far as he knows. Wells
however. may get a hearing before
circuit judge in order to get out on
bond.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
HERBERT Z HOOVER
GETS MEMORIAL

Warsaw, aug. 16.-Alen and women
representing the Polish Socialist party,
presented Herbert Hoover with me-
mortal expressing their gratitude 20
the American people for the aid given
in the last SIX months.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
GUARD OIL INTER
ESTS IN MEXICO

Mexico City. Aug. 16.-The su-
preme court has decided to consider
writs of American oil interests against
Carranza decrces al once, IN an effort
to remove the cause Of clashes be-
low the border
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20

DR.. D. W. Green. formerly Of Char
lesion, and recently discharged from
the United States Navy. has moved to
Sumter for the purpose Of practicing
medicine and surgery. Dr. Green will
limit his practices to diseases Of the
eye. ear, nose and throat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
WOULD HAVE TO
MAKE NEW TREATY

Swamp Scott, Mass, Aug. 16-Sen-
ator Hitchcock declared here that
new treaty with Germany will be nee
essary if te1t:al changes are made in
the present one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Concord Township.

Concord Township.
July 13.-Sold by J. j. Britton to j..
B. Britton. IT'S acres. price $4,000.
Manchester Township.
July 25.-Sold by L. H. Deas to r.
A. Bradhana. 647 acres. price $4,000.
Privateer Township.
Aug. st ". Nicholas to D. D.
Mcleod. 35 acres. s1,400.
Providence.
July AR. W. Westberry to w.
". Gordon. 10 10 acres. 1856.
July 14.-C. N. Hurst. sheriff. to
H. C. Haynsworth, ct al. 20 IA acres,
s4.75.
July 25.-sunter County Stock
Farm to George Micheaux, 1s 40
acres. $4,000.
July 28.-W. ". and NJ. G. Lenoir
to Joschua Capers and Herbert Shan
non, SO TO acres. $4,000.
July 29.-Joshua Cayers to Adville
Shannon. 81 40 acres. $4,000.
July 25.-E. G. Myers. ct al, to j. X.
Myers, 100 acres, $4,000.
Aug. 4.-Celia Deas. ct al. to Est.
Eva Bultnlan, 35 acres. $4,000.
Rafting Creek.
July 21-C. NJ. Hurst, sheriff, to j.
II. Clifton, / lot, 1871.
July &c. NJ Hurst, sheriff, to j.
II. Clifton, lot, $10.42.
Stateburg.
July 21.-Mrs. F. V. Jennings, to
Horton Vaughn, ~ Il acres. $500.
Dec. 1S.-Lewis Prioleau, ct al, AL
len China. acres, $50.
July 23.-Josh Murray to Louis
Robinson, ct al. 1 acre, $1,000.
Shiloh.
Dec. 1s.-J. II. Clifton to j. C. Nc
Elveen, SIS acres. $4,000.
July &c NJ. Hurst to F. A. Nc
Leod, 13 acres. SAB.
July 2s.--L. H. Deas to R. A. Brad
ham 171S acres. $4,000.
July 19.--Richard Dicks to Ben Al
bert. 1 lot, s375.
July 21.-W. L. Marshall to NJ. S.
Joses. 2 lots. s100.
July 21.-Alfred Long to ". \.
Hook. 1 lot. s175.
July 23.-Mary z. Lyles to L. E.
Woods, 1 lot, s1S3.
July 26.-victor Baula to ]. A.
Stuckev. 73 acres, s10.950.
Feb. 12.-The Master to Katie Knox,
1 lot, $50.
Jly 23.-L. B. Stubs to Shedrick
Vaughn, lot, s275.
July 29.-Mary Z. Lyles to F. NJ.
Ramsey. 2 lots. $500.
Aug. &c. NJ Hurst to Claremont
Land Co. 25 lots. $500.
Mar. 1s.-W-illiam Haynsworth to
Anna c. Loring, 10 lots. $3.50.
SUMTER TOWNSHIP
SUMTER CITY.
July 1e.-Geo.~ Shore. Jr., to A1rs.
F. V. Jennings, 2 lots. s4,400.
July 81. D. Jennings to Barlow
Walsh. lot $50.
Mar. 2o.-The Master to D. D. Noise
and B. F. Bultman, lots, 4 houses
$4,000.
July 22.-Janie E. Smith to A. s.
Merr;mon. 1 lot, SIS.
June 3O.-Eliza A. Williams to +. c.
Williams. / lot. / house. $4,000.
July 15.-Felix Stiede to f. II. Duke,
lot. house. $1,000.
July 25.-W. K. Wright to j. c.
Pate. lot. 4 house. $500.
July 24-E. T. and Fannie White
to NJ. ?. Benton, 1 lot, l house.
$4,000.
Aug. il. H. Clifton to Ella Jones,
1 lot. house. $500.
July 22.-E. r. LaBruce to A. D.
Hardy, ct al. lot sS75.
July 31.-Virginia Thompson to S.
E. Mitchell, 1 lot. house. $500.
July 3o-August Al. P. Booth to
II. p. Kristianson, one lot. one house
S4.750.
juno Est. J. L. McColl1:ln. to T.
c. Mcknight. one lot. one house,
$500.
july 25.-Rartow Walsh to J. r.
Melle:te. Two lots. one house. 81 900
June TT p. jenkins, 10 Mrs. W.
II Shelley, one lot, 81 500.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
COST OF LIVING
RISES 80 PER CENT

Washington, Aug. 16.-The cost Of
living in the principal cities of the
United States has risen eighty per
cert during the last four and a half
years. The Bureau Of Labor reports
show that the South has been affected
as heavily as other sections
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20

Paris. Aug. ,5.-The FIRST GernlaH
officers and soldiers accused Of crimes
during the occupation of Belgium
have arrived at Lille for trial.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20

Paris. Aug. Samuel Gompcrs
has announced his inmediatr rctu:@
TO America to assiS, in the SOLUTION of
the la abor problems.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
RAILROAD CASUAL
TIES IN FRANCE

Paris. Aug. 15.-Scven were killed
and thirty-four injured in collision
between an express and troop tram TO-
day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20
BRITISH CHARGE
ORDERED TOLEAVE

washington, Aug. 16. William
Cummings, British charge de affairs
to Mexico. has been ordered to leave
the country by Carranza
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20

Coblenz. Aug. 1G.-The FIRST Divis-
ion. which was the first to land IN
France. and were the captors Of Can
tisny, begins leaving the Rhine to!aor-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-20

Budapest. a;1ey. 15.-Arcndukc Jo-
aco!, has 3:,2oi:lt.d Il new government
with stephen l'.ied'ich as premier.
--<-',srssne
Arizona republican., 1919-05-27
MAY FERTILIZE THE SOIL

Soil recovery from the effects of modern warfare may be more rapid than has been feared On the gently sloping and undulating battlefields of the Somme, thousands of acres were devastated in the summer and autumn of 1916, but Captain A. w. Hill of Kew Gardens, finds evidence that a f1rtil- izing rather than a stirilizing influ- ence may result. In the overturn by shell explosions there was an extraor- dinary mixing up of soil with subsoil and underlying chalk rock. Except some wooded areas on the highest lev els, the region had been cultivated be- fore the war, but practically every liv- ing thing was destroyed. Yet mass of vegetation found to consist chiefly of annual cornfield weeds, spread -all around during last season. In July. peoples predominatsd in a sheet of scarlet extending as far as the eye could reach, but this was intermixed with long stretches of chamomile and large patches of yellow chalock, small patches of chalock being conspicuous over recent graves. Shell loles, half filled with water, contained wate1 grasses and other aquatic plants, with a ring of the annual rush at the wa ter surface. The trees were shattered and dead, except a few surviving brok- en ones in. the Avelun woods, and where woods had been several acres were covered with a dense growth of firewood (Espilobium Angustifolium) The seeds of these plants it is believ- ed, must have been lying dormant in the soil, as such quantities could not have been carried by winds or birds.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-27
Caloarv in Trouble

CALGARY, Alta, May 26.-Only 1500 workers were said to have answered the general strike call here today, the men representing the postal workers. Dominion express employees, flour and cereal employees, and the Canadian Pacific men at the ogden shops and round house. By a vote of 119 to AS, the street railroad men refused to quit work. Other unions which have signi- fled their intention of remaining at work are the railroad clerks, bakers, city hall employees, teamsters, outside civic employees and barbers-
 At Calgary is the distribution center for the whole of the province in the matter of remittances for relatives of soldiers, it is said that thousands of remittances will be held up by the strike of the postal employees
 Today's walk out was orderly and quiet.
 Eight thousand miners in District No. IS struck Saturday afternoon. That city's mine at Lethbridge was reported
Arizona republican., 1919-05-27
NATIONAL POULTRY
 BOOK PRINTED HERE

The 1919 year book of the National Rhode Island White club has just been completed by The Republican job of flee. Possibly this is the first instance when national publication has been printed in Phoenix
 The Rhode Island White club is one of the liveliest of the many speciality poultry organizations, and there are members in nearly every state in the Union and in Australia and Canada
 NJ. E. Bemis of this city is the national secretary of the organization and the state representative for Ari- zona is Frank Dykes, also of this city.
 The new year book is printed on heavy enameled paper and is indeed a work of art. It gives a list of the membership. constitution and bylaws of the club and the standard of the breed, together with much that is of interest, not only to breeders of Rhode Island Whites, but to all poultry fanciers. The Rhode Island Whites have made splendid records in the egg laying contests and the breed is rap-- fly becoming one of the most popular.