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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
GRAIN DEALERS
ARE WORRIED
Bottom Drops Out Of Prices
In Chicago and Causes
Sensation
CORN DECLARED SUI
FERS THE MOST
CORN DECLARED SUE
Traders Are Almost Panic.
stricken Over What Govern
ment Might Do

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Etforts to antcl-
pate the results CT any quick switch
in the governments policy Ter q IS
posa lof the 19l" domestic cccp Of
wheat knocke<; ;:lc bottom out CT
values today on the board Of trade,
Downward plunges in the price OF
corn. the chief trading commodity.
did not stop until the market was
50 cents bushel lower than when the
campaign against high cost OF living
began n week ago.
1t was not until there remained only
:, single hour Of business activity be-
fore the time set for a conference
between President Wilson and Julius
Harnes. federal wheat director, that
the grain and wheat trade appeared
TO give serious credence TO reports
circulated fer days that the govern
n1ent would make radical cut in the
price Of wheat to consumers. Ths
lnillers would get wheat from the
government so cents q bushel cheaper
than the government had guaranteed
This would make flour less expensive
than at present by 50 q barrel.
Corn prices have been largely haSet
on a prevalent belief Of farmers tha'
1926 a bus!lel. for wheat meant s.
=. bushel for corn. and that the value
Of al other cereals and consequently
Of all livestock and meat products hat
q similar substantial relation, and tht
absence of any denial Of reports tha
prices wo4ld be severely cut finall,
produced tense situation today,
Wholesale throwing overheard O
holdings of all commodities made tn
exchange a scene Of confusion no
often rivallcd in peace times.
Although the widest Of the fiurr!
had passed when the gonss clearet
the pits, the outlook was that regard
less Of what the Washington confer
ences decided, the markets tomorrow
would furnish excitement.
The most spectacular tumble toda.
was in the December delivery OF corn
which ander furious selling, dropped
10 "a to s141, but~rebounded. an'
closed at s1.42 IL to SLAB Ia. At th'
same time pork plunged down $3.50 t
$40 a barrel for September delivery
and unlike corn. displayed no powe
whatever to rise again from the bot
tom price reached.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
STATE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION
Annual Meeting Will Be Held in
Columbia Nov. 27-29

Rock Hill, Aug. 5.-The next an
nuai meeting of the State Teachers
Association of South Carolina will DE
held N Columbia Novem ber 27, %, 29,
according to announcement made to-
day by Dr.. j. p Kinard, president and
r. c. Burts secretary. The opening
day is Thanksgiving which is hoIi-
day and it is thought that trustees
Will allow Friday following as hoE-
day so that teachers may remain for
the sessions Friday and Saturday.
The decision to hol6 the meeting on
t,:is date was reached after it had
been endorsed by the county superin-
tenGents of the State and after it had
been approved by the officers Of the
departments. There was not a dis
senting vote among the officers of the.
various Departments. all Of whornl
were were communicated with.
The officers think this the logical
time because benefits; that the teach
ers may receive can be put into effect
during the school year and any leg
islation that may be proposed will be
ready for legislature when it meets
Ill 1S-U. II Was
felt thai less interruption would be
caused in the school work at this time
than any other
The Columbia Chamber of Com
nerce has extended an invitation to
the association to hold its meeting
there. Columbia is the most central
point and it is thought that a large
attendance is assured
1t will be recalled that there has
been no meeting OF the association
since the spring Of 1917, just before
the breaking out Of the war Promi-
nent educators all over the State feel
the need of getting the teachers to-
gethe, for a study of the new condi-
tionS in order to formulate plans to
meet these conditions
Er. Kinard is now working on the
program! and hopes 10 offer a strong
program for the general meetings and
it IS expected that the various depart
mentS Will have unusually strong pro-
graI::;.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09

a senate resolution sent 10 Presid.,n:
Wilson. Shantung Will be the subject
OF the only treaty speech Of w!l.:;l
notice has been given for tomorrow 8
senate session, Senator Watson. Re-
publican. Indiana, having announced
he would speak on that subject dur
ing the day
A further effort to enlarge the
group of seven senators agreeing 10
the McCumber-McNary reservations
will be made at a conference in a day
or two. The meeting was to have
been held today but was postponed
because of the absence of some Of
those interested.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
COTTON SITUATION
President Wannaaaker Makes
Statement For Pearselis
Magazine

Columbia. Aug. 5.-Ans~'ering az
inquiry from Pearsell's Magazine o.
New York as to the cotton situation
J. Skottowe Wannamaker. pfesiden
Of the American Cotton Association
has sent out the following telegram
The consumer fails TO realize the
seriousness OF the situation he is fac
ing In only two years of the last
fifty hes there been Improvement in
August condition. That was in 1908
when the September report showed
betterment for August of only Us per
cent, and in 1914 when August rose
1.G only.
THE Department Of Agriculture
states in its condition report that
there is a large abandonment OF
acreage However, they fall 70 make
allowance for this, both department
and private estimators basing their
production estimate upon an acreage
of 33.96O,000. From this should be
deducted an acreage abandonment of
9 IA per cent.
Even with ideal seasons, an ex-
tremely small crop, certainly not larg-
er than around 10000, 900 bales is an
inevitable certainty. With adverse
seasons or insect damage we are fac
ing a crop calamity. The plant. with
diseased root system. 50 ppy, poorly
fruited, is unable to stand reverses.
1t is two to four weeks late and
subject to calamity from insect dam
age. We are therefore facing the
possibility Of the smallest crop grown
the last fifty years. None of the
q IA per cent acreage abandonment
shown in our report can be reclaim
ed. The season is too late:
Cotton carried over on August ist
includes, bollies, rotten anG unspin-
nable Gotten. The total worlds pro-
duction in 1915 was 100000; in
1916 it was IS, S,095,O in 1917 it was
I7.410, 900. The figures for 1918
have not yet been compiled.
The worlds consumption in 1919
was 10. 7G1. 900; IN 1916 it was 81
Oi1.000; in 1917 it was 21.1S0,000; in
1918 it was 47.701 600. These figures
are official. being furnished by the
of Agriculture. We are
facing the absolute certainty Of COM
plete exhaustion Of the supply Of raw
short staple cotton.
'.One Of the best experts in the
South estimates the cost of produc-
ton Of the growing crop at Al IL
cents per pound, basis middling. The
American Cotton Association with rep
from ever" cotton-Erowinn
in the belt Will establish the
minimum price Cor the growing crop
based on supply and demand in coal
parjson with profits being made by
he ranufactlrcr Thi:: association IS
now 50 thoroughly organized that il
means absolute certainty that th2
price so agreed upon will be maintain
ID. The manufacturer Will never
save the opportunity TO again buy
cotton at anything like present prices.
rhe leading manufacturers III Ameri-
"a inform us. We have closed out our
hedges. DO not expect to hedge un-l
Ter present conditions. Realize that
/ will be extremely hazardous rs pur
.hasers under existing conditions Will
lcma~d actual cotton. We could pay
odav Tor raw cotton. basis lniddling, !
cents per pound and make |.
reasonable profit
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09

Atlanta, Aug. e-Dcs3ite the Grip
ping of traffic on southern roads on
account Of. shopn1ens strike, no en-
bargoes have been declared on freight
On lines entering Atlanta. Few trains
have moved in the past thirty hours.
Union leaders predict that the strike
VIII spread Five hundred shopmen
have quit at Columbus, Georgia, from
the Central ot Georgia, !Seaboard and
Southern Railway.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
RAILROADS
ARE BLOCKED
Strike Causes TO Hundred
Thousand Cars to Be Idle

Washington Aug. 1.-Two hundred
thousand cars are reported out OF
commission Mills. mines. factories
and food plants are threatened with
closing as a result OF railway shop
mems strike. The house commerce
committee heard railroad employees
heads in support of Plumb plan to
nationalize the roads. Warren Stone.
chief of the engi-eers' Brotherhood.
told the committee that labor sup
ports the plan as q means Of securing
industrial freedom.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
TA.a2A CIGAR
STRIKE SUCCESS
Nine Factories Grant Demands
of Workers

Tampa, Aug. 5.-Nine factories
have signed up with striking cigar
makers, agreeing to a twenty-five pci'
cent increase Seven thousand are
still out Twelve thousand men n
other branches are affected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
PROTEST TO MEXICO
State Department Demands
Punishment of Bandits

Washington. Aug 5.-Secretary
Lansing instructed the embassy al
Mexico City to urge Mexico prompt
~ to apprehend and punish the pan
dts who robbed George Mcdonald
an American, near Tampico, July y.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
EUROPE FACES
COAL FAMINE
iCommission Recommended AS
Necessary to Avert Threat
ened Disaster
HERBERT HOOVER
MAKES TATEMENT I
Scarcity of Fuel Now the Great
est Menace to Life in Europe
Says Food Controller

Paris, Aug. 5.-Sh;pping and fuel
Representatives Of France, Belgium
and Italy conferred today with Her
bert Hoover. They decided TO urge
tn: appointment OF European coal
commission in the effort TO avert
threatened disaster. Mr.. Hoover sad
his prcAles1 i; the greatest menace
20 tae 3tabil:t? OF lie in Europe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
RED GUARDS
ARE DISARMED

Budapest Aug e.-GnGeral Hol-
bar. the Ru:nani;n commander has
ordered the Red Guard police to be
disarmed and the trolley cars stop
ped. Several workmen We're shot
while passing the i;umanian patrol
\ French regiment is due today.
There is Il food shortage on account
OF feeding The military.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09

Huenos Aires. Aug. :..-Diplomatic
relations between England and Argen-
tina as the result Of Argentine pur-
chase OF the German steamships Pa
hia Hlonca. are Gelica:e. according 20
L Nacion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
UNCOVERING
THE PROFITEERS
Unprecedented Profits by Greed:
Manufacturers Responsible
For High Cost of Living

Washington. Aug npreced"nf-
cd profits ~ Sl:;u&htcrers. tanners.
manufacturers and dealers. Cor whica
there is no justification. are reSponsi-
bic for the high prices Of shoes, con
gress was Informed by the federal
trcde : commission.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09

Paris. Aug. G.-Thc supreme coun-
ell has ordered the withdrawal of
Rumanians fron BUDAPEST. when the
Red Guard IS di.armed. on he ad-
vice Of Herbert Hoover. the council
has decided on great coal import
committee for Europe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09

Cleveland, Aug. 6.-Four are dead.
s. wounded, two million dollars crop
damage and two families homeless as
the result of electric storms and
floods in northern Ohio.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
PROFITEERS
IN ENGLAND

London. Aug G.--England is to es-
tabish central authorities to deal
with profiteering the minister of re-
construction announced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
TWO VICTIMS
OF SPEEDING

Nashville, Aug. 6.-John G: Bal
lentine and son and former Congress
man Geo Adams were instantly kill
eG near Pulaski; when their automo-
bile ran off 4 bridge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
BOLSHEVIKS
IN TRIEST

Triest. Aug. C.-Rosileviki rioters
We're dispersed by the police ;;nd sev-
en- hundred arrests made
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
TEN THOUSAND
ARE ON GUARD
Chicago Black Belt Under Mar
tial Law

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Six thousand
troops. three thousand policemen and
4 thousand deputies which are on
guard III the black belt" are expect
ed to be held there for at least an
ether week. The authorities believe
chat the desire for retaliation by
whites and negroes will the have
passed. 1t is expected that seven
teen indictments against rioters will
be returned today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09

Paris, Aug. 6,-Marahall Foch has
been invited TO visit the United States
by the American government, ac-
ccrding 10 the Echo de Paris.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-10
SHE. TRIPS ON
LETTUCE STAND
and SUES CITY

Fifteen hundred dollars is the sum
Nellie II. Brewer. 1858 Kilbourne ST..
believes the city should pay her for
bodily pain and mental anguish.
incurred when she tripped over a
lettuce table on the sidewalk I'm front
Of the Pike place public market. &C.
cording to her complaint served on
the mayors office Saturday morn.
ing.
AZ Mayor Hanson liz at home SUI.
fering from nouritis. the unusual
program of serving damage com
plants on the chief executive per
sonnlly, could not be carried out by
Mrs. Brewers attorneys. The papers
we're accordingly turned over TO T.
j. l.. Kennedy. assistant corpora.
ton counsel. who spent a large part
OF the morning in preparing the
city'a defense.
Mrs. Brewers total claim Is for
sf55O-the difference representing
physlclan's fees Her left leg was
bruised from the ankle TO the knee
and then again from the knee TO the
hip. according to the complaint. as
explained by Kennedy. Lettuce
tables on public streets are due to
the negligence Of the city, says Mrs
Brewer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-10
TWO KILLED IN
CAR ACCIDENT

EVERETT. March io--Two peo.
pie were killed yesterday morning
when their machine skidded and
turned turtle on tho highway about
three miles south OF Arlington.
They were; Joe Fisher. an e-n-
ploye OF the Everett paper mill. and
Mrs. Grace Mccracken. Mrs. Nc
Cracker IN the wife OF a soldier
The two were members of "A party
Of eight people returning from a
dance at Monroe. The party left
Monroe abou, 1880 a. m. after decid-
In TO attend another dance at Airing
ton. The machine skidded on turn
OF the paved highway. and Fisher.
who was driving the machine. in an
effort TO throw II back on the track.
turned II over. Mrs. McCracken was
in the front seat with him. Both
we're crushed beneath the car and
were dead when taken out.
Others I'm the party. who were Sc
vcrely shaken and bruised. were J. u.
Wilson. Scott Hall, Florence Jones.
Margaret Rosenau. Olaf Alfeth and
Helen Johnson. all of Everett
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-10
Service Men May
Record Discharge
Papers Free Now

All discharged soldiers. sailors or
marines who wish to record their
discharge papers at the county
auditors office before mailing them
to Washington. ID. c., to comply
with the governments request in
connection with the SEQ bonus. may
now do so without charge, accord.
ing to formal notice received at the
auditors office from Olympia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-10
KOREA TO ASK
INDEPENDENCE

PARIS, March Io.--~Korea viii de.
rnand recognition OF her independ.
ence from Japan AZ the peace con
ference. according 10 cable received
by private sources today. This fol
flowed by few hours a cablegram.
saying Korea issued declaration OF
Independence March !. action being
taken by the Korean national indie
pendence union in the principal
Korean cities.
News Of the declaration was with
held. owing TO Japanese control OF
wireless and cable lines. according 10
local Korean representatives who re
ceive their cable advices from the
unions representative In Shanghai
Two Koreans. DR.. Syngrnan
Trhee and Dr. Henry Chung, are in
Washington trying to get passports
to Paris TO outline the desires Of
Korea before the peace conference.
according to c. II. Aim, head OF the
local branch OF the Korean union.
Three other delegates are believed
en- route here from Korea
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-10
EXPECTED FREEDOM"
WITHOUT RESTRAINT

Great masses expected. and nc.
cepted. freedom without restric-
ton. II meant taking whatever they
wanted, whever they saw II.
III man saw n box of cigarets In
window he didn't bother to walk
thru the door TO get them. lie put
his boot thru the window.
Anarchy IL everywhere. Vladivos-
tok IL full Of anarchism.
They fume and rage because they
can't throw the city into a mas.
sacre.
They meet In dark cellars and in
well lit cafes They have been whis-
pesinK lately that Gen. Graves and
Cen. Elsrniey won't throw the allied
troops into action In case Of an up
rising.
No one KNOWS why they want the
uprising. There rs plenty food.
clothing and coal. Their prices arc
high. tho.
When Lenine and Trotsky raised
wages from 2 rublcs tsi.00) day 70
IL rubles. every Boishevik thought
he was rich. But when he found his
~ rubles were worth under the new
rule only about a dollar. he went wild
again and wanted to start another
revolution.
There il a growing attitude OF en-
nifty toward foreigners in this city.
The Bolsheviks hate us because we
are spelling their plans; the other
factions mistrust US because of the
Princes Island invitation, and more
because the railroads. under allied
control. are getting in worse condi-
ton every day.
Engineers have nothing to do but
ride around in motor cars.
Russians see one train after an
other discontinued for lack OF repairs,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-10
AMERICANS IN
MANY LETTERS
FAVOR LEAGUE
ny L. &. MARTIN

Omitted Press STAFF Correspondence
WASHINGTON. March io-The
American people are respondlng
eagerly 20 President Wilson's invita-.
ton 10 discuss the league Of nations
While controversies over war poll
cies drew a tremendous number Of
letters. nothing In the memory Of
men now In congress eauallcd the
present avalanche OF mail at their OF
fees
Senators haven't been able 20 read
half the letters addressed 10 them
on the subject But what letters
have been read show one thing clear.
ly~~that the country rcailzcs the vast
importance OF the question.
From Every section
Forty seven hundred letters chosen
from the files OF rs senators. reprc.
sentsng every section OF the country
ard both political parties. readily as.
mrtcd themselves in four classes
FIRST. those unqualifiedly for the
league as now proposed. i.s2s. See
ond. those for the league with quail.
ftcations. lao. Third. those ex.
pressing no opinoln hut asking in.
formation. ga, Fourth. those un.
guaifiedly against the league In It's
present form. i.50s.
More than half the letters In the
FIRST class came from professional
and business men. Clergymen. sehoi
ars. educators. lawyers. writer's
men and women aiikc--and many biz
business men. apparently approve
very heartily OF the draft OF the
hague constitution as Il now stands.
The rest OF the letters In the frs;
class base their approval on faith in
President Wilson. IL may be signifi
cant that most Of the letters In class
l came from the East. New England
and the Sou.h.
The vast bulk OF the other three
classes came from the Middle and
Far West.
Thru the class 9 letters ran the
strain. We want an end 10 war.
h1t-----" and the writer's then tx.
pressed In various ways their fears
tat the proposed league would en-
mesh the United States too deeply
In foreign affairs The Monroe doc.
trine. American sovereignty and
all other objections already urged.
were covered In these letters.
Many OF them complained that
President Wilson's attitude Is that
OF a man assuming superior wisdom
and unwilling to come down TO cases
{f. 4sftr fyn
visions.
Glass 4. the smallest, came largely
from school teachers and women
nenerally. Men apparently have
made up their minds rather thoroly
on the league. The information
asked was chiefly along the lines Of
the objections raised against the
league in the senate.
Glass contained some bitter let.
ters. In them President Wilson was
vigorously assaulted. Senators crit.
Ching the league were appiaudcd and
in a number more or less thinly
veiied threats we're made against the
government II the league compact Is
ratified. Most Of the letters OF this
cisxs. however. struck the same note
that ran thru all the o,hers--''iet us
prevent war forever"
Scores OF the letters offered subs,i
tuses for the proposed league ranging
from q policy of complete American
Isolation maintained by force. ~ nee
essary. to a policy OF diplomacy. the
chief feature Of which would be keep
ing European nations constantly in
rows with one another so this coun-
try would be let alone.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-10
She Took
Adler-i-ka!

My wife had what the doctors
call catarrh OF the stomach for -
years. Had to diet carefully and
suffered much. She has now taken
one bottle Adler-i-ka and feels per-
fectly Well" tSignedl Il. f. Parker.
Brock, Texas.
Adlor-i-ka expels ALL gas and
sourness, stopping stomach distress
INSTANTLY. Empties BOTH up
per and lower bowel. flushing EN-
TIRE alimentary canal. Removes
ALL foul matter which poisons sys-
TEN. Often CURES constipation.
Prevents appendicitis. We have sold
Adleri-ka many years. 1t is mix
ture of buckthorn, cascara. glycer-
inc and nine other simple drugs.
Bartell Drug Co. Swift Drug Co..
and leading druggists.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-10
WRITER ATTACKED
EY DRu >kEN RUSSIAN

Last night. as came home from
the battleahip Brooklyn. accompa
MED by a Canadian officer. Rus
sian In civilian clothes rushed at me
just IA ] turned the corner into my
street. On the din light he though,
| was n mani
The Canadian came running %
help me. The Russian. very drunk.
didn't succeed IN hia evident lnten.
ton ~ splitting on mo with flank
movement thn, brought me a, his
side. | showed hi-u clear off the aide.
walk.
n he WAS only angry before he
was furious now. But the Canadian
captain selxed hts nrsn. escorted him
across tho stree, and turned him
over TO Czech polimonn.
Recently another Canadian officer
was shot at three times by Rus.
sian. Now that liquor Is again sold
freely. II won't be any too safe 10
frequent the streets alone at night
There would be an awful mas
sacre II the Bolshevlks should rice.
Nearly all allied forces are quar-.
tered outside the city.
The main body Of Americans IL
four miles out. Canadians are scat.
tered over a 50mileH front. Their
ulaip forces are ~ miles away. 40
are the Italians. The laps and
Chinese are outside the city limits.
There are only few Czechs In town
for guard duty. There are not more
than 100 men AZ American head.
quarters. and that's half a mile from
the Red Cross house. with Its nurses.
and clerks.
There IL great dissension over Kol-
chak'a Dictatorship. The socialists
say he II aping the car.
No one wants 10 mind anyone else
over here. however. and the only
way OF enforcing the laws seems to
be the bayonet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-10
NEED SINGERS

Singers are needed by the Temple
chorus for Handles Messiah. y
which II to be given Good Friday
evening and Easter Sunday evening
The chorus Is working under the al.
rection OF Montgomery Lynch nj
the First Methodist church every
Tuesday night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-10
RED CROSS NEEDS HELP

Seattle women are urged by DR..
J. II. Crichton. chairman of military
relief OF the Seattle Red Cross. TO
donate their services for the making
of refugee garments. Much unfln-
ished work was left when the
armistice was signed.