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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-12
Limits Of Mccormick
Will Be Extended

Mccormick, July 9.-In al election
held here yesterday upon the ques-
ton of extending the limits of the
town of Mccormick to include all ter
ritory not within the present town
limits and within a radius of one
mile from the depot Of Mccormick
the result was at the poll or voting
precinct within the territory pro-
posed to be annexed 13 to 10 in ia
vor of the extension. There were
aurnber of voters living within this
area who would have voted in favor
Of the annexation but were disquall-
fed on account of not having their
registration certificate as required by
law The result in the corporate lin
it's was unanimous in favor Of the an
neXation-not a single vote being cast
against the annexation.
There was an election or this ques-
ton some years ago, but it was voted
down. The result today speaks we'll
for the town of Mccormick and l. c.
Harrison as mayor and the whole
town council now in charge of the
town affairs. Real estate has more
than doubled in value in the town of
Mccormick during the past two years
and today not a vacant house can be
found, although several buildings
are now in course Of construction.
Every day or SO newcomers are here
looking for home.
There is no reason why Mccormick
should not be one of the best towns
and county seats in western South
Carolina It has one of the best
farming counties surrounding her of
any town in the State, and although
it is a new county, the vast acres
which have heretofore been undcvel
oped by reason of its distance from:
the county seats are being sold to
newcomers from all over the State
who are more than pleased with their
new homes. Today almost one-half
the citizens of Mccormick county are
made up Of people from other sec
tions of the State and the number in
creases yearly.
Mccormick is to soon begin the
erection Of a court house and jail and
other municipal improvements and ad-
Joining counties will have 20 take no.
tice Of Mccormick hereafter.
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the attorney general Will recommend
to the president and it will probably
be q day or two before this lnforma
ton is forthcoming from the senators.
It is practically certain now that
this matter Will be decided up to the
point Of actually making the nomina
ticn before the end Of the next week.
OF even more Statewide interest than
the judgeship matter, perhaps, is the
nomination Of Mr.. Lever to the FEEDER
al Farm Loan Bank, and the election
Of his successor from the Seventh dis
trict to the%aouse. Mr.. Lever was still
in the country today but there were
unnlistakable signs that he will see
the president next week. This position
is one Of the best in the government
service, paying $4,000 a year and the
work being along agricultural lines,
which would be congenial to Mr.. Lev
er Commissioner Quick is to leave
the loan board and it is this place. it
is understood, which will go to Mr..
Lever.
There was discussion here today
relative to Mr. Levers successor in the
event he is nominated and confirmed
to this position at an early date.
! Among the names mentioned were
| former Governor Manning, Solicitor
Mann of st. Matthews, George Bell
Zimmerman Of Lexington and Thomas
2. Brantley of Orangeburg. 1t is not
believed that Governor Manning will
enter the race, but from what was
heard Messrs. Brantley, Zimmerman
and Mann will certainly enter.
| Under the law if this place goes
to NTf. Lever he would not resign un-
I'll nominated and confirmed by the
| senate which would probably take
two weeks and then Governor Cooper
would be officially informed of the
resignation and there would be a va
cancy from the Seventh district until
the result of a special election could
be declared. There is no provision 1n
the law which permits q governor tc
name house member for a vacancy.
Should an election be ordered about
August and 80 days elapsed before
it is held, the new member would
take his seat some time in Septem-
ber
There has been little else discussed
among the members Of the South
Carolina people around the capital to-
day but these two matters and they
will hold the boards for the present.
Col. w. w. Lewis Of York was again
in Washington today pushing his can
iidacy for the judgeship and taking
last look at the situation before def
mite announcement is made as to who
the lucky man will be.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-12
AIRPLANE TOURING.

Airplane tours on the plan of the
famous Gidden automobile tours are
to be started next month in this
country. The idea is to interest the
public more generally in the airplane
as a pleasure craft and as means of
transportation, and to stimulate
market. for the many planes manu-
factured for government use but now
idle. The Aerial League Of America
is. sponsoring the movement.
The tours will be divided into four
classes. day, weekend, vacation, last
ing one week, and 5000 mile tours
lasting ten days. Owners Of airplanes,
groups Of people interested, newspa-
pers and periodicals are all. eligible to
offer entries, and prizes and cups will
be given for fine performance in
speed, reliability, etc. Stops VIII be
made at resorts for golf, tennis and
other out-of-door amusements.
There may not be a crowd Of entries
for the first tour Individual owner
ship of planes is a little limited, and
the thing will loom rather large fin
ancially even as an advertising me-
dunn for newspapers Of big business
concerns. Nevertheless, it is one more
indication that the airplane is here
to stay, to become common part of
our everyday life as is the automobile.
Z: AT least the tours offer a sugges-
tien to the person who has been Won
dering where in thunder to go for
vacation this year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-12
Colored Y. VI. C. A. Drive

A few weeks ago the representa-
tives Of this City, who attended Gam
mon Theological Seminary, for the
purpose Of being instructed in Com
munity uplift work; launched a drive
for Colored Young Mems Christian
Association. So far the progres along
this line has been very favorable.
The Committee having subscribed
already from some Of the leading
citizens Of Sumter, both white and
colored something over 100000. but
this doesn't begin to bring us Up To
the amount that we must have by
Oct. l. In order 20 secure the con-
tribution of Mr.. Rosenwald and to BE-
gin the erection Of building.
Therefore we are calling upon every
person of this city to cooperate sac
rifice and contribute as liberal as
possible to this very necessary cause
for the Christianizing and general bet
terment Of our boys in this county
and City.
There will be a mass meeting held
at Lincoln Graded School Tuesday,
July Sth, 1919, at $50 P. M. This
Is W llClp 81 lCcII ol1NC lOi
the y. NJ. C. a. The presence of every
person in the city is earnestly So
licited Mr. F. C. Stoney will direct
the Jubilee singing, Prof. c. a. Law
son will direct the orchestra and Mr..
A. j. Andrews, master Of ceremonies.
Among the speakers that will de-
liver actresses will be Atty r. B.
Epps, DR.. r. S. Wilkinson and others.
Both white and colored are invited to
attend. The following persons are
soliciting aid:
Prof R. W. Westberry, Rev. A. C.
Sumpter, Prof. E. f. Jones. NJ. J.
Frederick, Esq, Rev. r. B. Curry,
Mr.. T. 3 Wright, and others will be
added
Executive Committee-Prof. F. E.
Jones. A. P. Spears. Rev. j. NJ. Jack
son, R. w. Westberry. Rev A. w.
Hayward, y c. Sump;er, Rev. r. B.
Curry.
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Trio of Members
To See President

Washington, July Sit was learned
here today that President Wilson will
entertain the two South Carolina sen
ators and Representative Lever at
conference next week. the exact time
Of which has not yet been fixed. 10
determine two matters Of supreme i'm
portance to South Carolina-tile filing
of the vacancy Of the federal bench
for the Western district and the ap-
pointment Of Mr. Lever to the position
Of commissioner Of the Farm Loan
Bank
Senator Dial returned to Washing
ton today from Iaurens and Senator
Smith is expected here tomorrow.
Today there were rumorS that the
department Of justice would make a
statement regarding the judgeship
matter, but it is not yet known who
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DOVES OF WAR.

A little has been heard about the
work of the carrier pigeons at the
front in Europe and in many Of the
renoter scenes of conflict. There is
sfM more to hear, and when the
whcle truth is known some one will
be wishing to decorate the birds for
distinguished service.
ON the western front the French
were the first to employ pigeons as
messengers. In March, 1916, the first
English pigeons were put into ac-
ton. They proved so valuable that
their use was soon established in
Egypt, Saloniki Mesopotamia and
Wherever British troops were fight
ing.
Pigeons were particularly helpful to
the tank batta1ions. They were the
tank crews only means Of communi-
cation between battlefield and base.
Neither gas clouds nor artillery fire
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-12
QUEUES OR NO QUEUES?

Last April a Chinese laborer in
France started growing a queue. That
il; itself does not seem to be an Incl
dent of international importance. Yet
q few years ago all the men in the vii
lage from which that particular labor
er. came cut off their queues and be-
gan to wear their hair as people of
the western world do. That was their
first step toward adopting some Of
the ways of western civilization.
IHsthe same way that the cutting
OF tie queue was a step away from
thsM old life, the return to it is a pro-
test against what they saw and ex-
permnced in France. Hundreds Of
those Chinese laborers are doing just
as that one has done-they are re-
grcwing their queues.
There were 10000 Chinese workers
in France during the war. About
2o,eOG of that number have already
returned to their native land, and
others are following steadily. Not so
xeryslong ago that number could have
returned without causing much ex-
citement among the four hundred
millions of their brethren. Today it
is dsferent. They are eagerly awaited
and questioned by the people Of a
China that is awake and getting ready
to make some big decisions as to its
own future.
The var was a great and disturbing
experience to Europe and America. 1t
was even more so to China, for it
showed the idealized western civiliza-
ton Of which they had heard, at its
worst, apparently broken down and
destroying itself. II those Chinese
now returning to the Orient see onlV
the horrors of civilized warfare anu
none of the ideals which are stirring
in the hearts of mankind, they are go
ing to make some Of their decisions
against our kind Of civilization.
Queues or no queues may become sig
nifcant of China returning to its old
leihargy, or a China strong and de-
terrnined at any cost to win great
things for itself in the world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-12
Test Vote Assures
Dry Law

Washington, July 8.-The house, by
adopting, 235 to SO, today a special
rule for Immediate consideration Of
prohibition enforcement legislation,
indicated sufficient votes to enact the
measure without the II hours of gen
eral debate allotted members anxious
to speak for and against its passage.
But despite this big majority and
the promise by Chairman Volkstead OF
the judiciary committee that all Of the
time set aside might not be used, in
dications tonight were that a vote on
the bill itself would not be reached
this week. Every effort was made to-
day By anti-prohibitionists to delay
consideration by claims of no quorum,
demands for all calls and by forcing
the reading, word by word, of the
printed text Of the bill.
All these attempts at delay were
accepted with good grace by the ma
jority until Representative Sabbath
Gllinois) and Representative Cald-
we'll (New York;, both Democrats,
brought a protest from members who
declared they were endeavoring by
dilatory tactics to slow up the pro-
ceedings. Less than two Of the II
hours for debate had been used when
the house adjourned to resume con-
sideration Thursday, tomorrow being
calendar day.
No attempt was made today to split
the bill so as to take out the first
part relating solely to enforcement of
war time prohibition with view 70
it's early passage. This, however, will
be done later, and while members
fighting for modification or repeal Of
the war time act are hopelessly in the
minority, they announced their deter
mination to keep on fighting until the
whole question of enforcement legis-
lation was settled in the house.
The principal speech in support Of
the judiciary committees report was
made by Chairman Volkstead, who de-
clared he did not belong to the Anti
Saloo.2 League and had never made a
prohibition address In a general way
mis- address followed the tenor Of the
majority report. prepared by him.
Present day conditions showed the
need of enaeting additional legislation,
the chairman Declared, because of the
attempt to set the war time act at
naught by dealers Selling 3-4 per
cent. beer. For an hour or more the
chairman stood as smiling target
while i-prohibition members inter
rupted him time without number. Ere
quently the house was in an Hproar.
Mr. Volkstead told the houseNthat,
in his opinion, one congress could de
fine intoxicating liquors as a beverA>
age containing one-half of l per cent.
alcohol while another congress might
put quite different construction upon
it. In closing, he told Of the benefit
as he saw it that would come to the
country with the elimination of liquor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-12
LEISURE AND THE STRENUOUS
LIFE.

Ielmholtz, the eminent physicist
work on the subject Of sound, said
that a great idea never came to him
while he was working at his desk.
while he was tired, or after a glass of
wine, but rather when he was at
leisure, and especially while he was
walking in the garden 7nusing of 9TH
er things. DR.. Graham Lusk, who
quotes this instance in a recent issue
of Science, advocates leisure as
necessity for the production of any big
or useful work:
"The scientist must have leisure to
think over the problems which offer.
The individual who can not be happy
unless he is at work at full power all
the time is much less likely to accom-
pills successful scientific work than
he who will not commence research
until he has satisfied himself that it
is worth doing
On UIllS point lNe OlSSlplSS ~
Roosevelt's strenuous life idea often
went wrong. By the strenuous life"
as opposed to the weak and molly
coddling one, Roosevelt meant no fu-
tile running all over the place, busy
as bug" and no more useful. He
wals a great advocate of play, of rest
from one occupation in the freshness
of another. It was because he was
open to the charms of the black
throated green warblers that he was
able to do the enormous amount Of
State work which fell to his lot.
The life which takes time for con-
temptation of nature, of large issues,
of spiritual matters, is not q weak
one, nor is time thus spent ever vast
ed. 1t is the empty-pated rushing
hither and yon with no time for leis-
ure which is weak, and which, in spite
of its apparent busy-ness, so often fails
to be constructive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-12
Alien Enemies
Gain Freedom
Many Germans and Austrians
TO Be Released

Washington, July 9.-Signing the
peace treaty with Germany has re-
suited in decision by the Depart
ment of justice that the great major
ity of German and Austrian enemy
aliens now at large on parole may
safely be released from all parole
obligations.
Attorney General Palmer. however,
has not changed his policy, announced
at the time of the conviction Of Eu-
gene V. Debs with respect to citi-
zens convicted under the espionage
law and dangerous aliens still in con-
finement Mr.. Palmer said today the
department was continuing to review
cases of persons convicted under, the
espionage act and that recommends
tions for clemency in a number OF
them would be presented soon to
President Wilson. However, these do
not include the cases Of Debs or 9TH
ers of similar importance"
Mr.. Palmer today issued these in
structions to district attorneys:
you are hereby instructed to take
the necessary steps to cancel, eff
fective July 20, all parole restrictions
governing persons in your district,
with the followig exceptions:
81. The paroles Of all persons re-
leased on parole subsequent to. IGly
Is are not to be Cancelled but arc to
continue in full force and effect until
further notice.
g. Paroles of all alien enemies. If
any, in your district, whom you be-
lieve can not be released from parole
without detriment to the public safe
ty.
s'3. Paroles Of alien enemies tenn
porarily paroled from internment
camps on. account Of sickness, for the
purpose Of repatriation or for other,
similar reasons irrespective of 1.-THE
date of release.
after July Is the department rep
! resentatiyes at the internment camps
will be instructed to release uncon6;-
tionally alien enemiesewh do not re-.
quire special surveillance.
"All alien enemies including those
now released from parole will con-
tinue subject to internment under
subdivition 12 of the proclamation Of
April and those provisions Of the
succeeding proclamation providing for
the internment Of alien enemies"
1t was said the parole instruction.
would offset most Of the aliens in
termed during the war but no estimate
cf this number was given.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-12

Some of the international law
sharps say there is no precedent for
trying and Furnishing the Kaiser.
Neither was there any precedent for
the Kaiser's crime. Haven't the civ
ilized nations as goo1 a right as Viii
helm Hohenzollern to start something
new?
Senator Johnson admits that the
people of California seem to be in IA
vor of the peace treaty, but he ex-
plains that it's because they don't un-
derstand it. Which sounds very much
like the complaints Of original spell
ers and pronouncers about the errors
in the dictionary.
They've been having race riots in
Liverpool, and a tar-andfeathei
party in sedate Cambridge. Under
the circumstances, one NAV be.-per-
mitted to drop into Latin for the
nonce-Et tn, Britannia!
=
A New York policeman was knock
ed down and robbed in a subway sta
ton. Is there no sportsmanshir
among robbers, that they pick on a
New York cop?
r * 4
Postal rates may have been lower
ed, but it costs just as raucn as ever
to stamp your foot.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-12
THE DOUBTERS.

''Fine in theory-but it wouldn't
work" So many critics used to dis
miss the idea Of a League of Nations
for world peace.
The European powers would new
er agree to it," the critics protested,
when this distinctively American pro-
posal was submitted as a basic part
of the peace program.
"The other powers don't mean what
they say" maintained the same pes
simistic folk. when our allies subscrib-
ed to the plan.
"The League will be a mere shad-
ow." some doubters insist. now that
its organization is actuallSunder way
"It will be weak and ineffective, and
therefore worthless
"The League will arrosate to itself
too much. power" others object. ut
will deprive members of their inde-
pendence. It will imperil the rights
and liberties of the United States"
Foolish douDters, all. Foolish not
because past plans for the League
have necessarily been wise, not be-
cause present plans for it are perfect,
not because it will Immediately OF
eventually fulfill all that over-hope-
full folk expect of it; but foolish SIM
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-12
FACTS AND PRICES.

Food riots are taking place in
many countries. So far they have not
been long-continued or Of great nlag-
nitude. But the mere fact that in any
place people can be hungry to the
rebellious point indicates that some
thing is wrong with the world.
There is just one fundamental rea-
son for high prices and short living.
It is under production. Profiteering
exists, Of course, and should be dealt
with sternly. But profteering can
succeed only in a time of under-pro-
duction.
For five years a large part of the
world ceased to produce articles Of
utility in order that it might produce
the means of destruction. The world
cannot turn berserk, throw up his iot
and smash furniture for five years
without paying the penalty.
There is just one remedy for this
state of things The world, sobered
down, must turn to and work over
time until the deficit Of the five years
of war is made up. There is only one
way in which a deficit of work can be
made up That is by working.
To disdain one job after another
because it does not offer all the aG
vantages one might desire does not
help out the deficit. Taking a job and
working hard at it while keeping a
weather eye out for something better
does help.
1t is not wise that any person
should work so long or so hard at
his regular job that he grows over
tired or stale. But it is necessary that
everyone should work a just and sen
sible number of hours per day nj
some creative task. That is wEa1
keeps the world from getting further
OCtAliiu. I.fSl Cit VI VI ~ uOllS oS7
yond that helps fill the hole.
Growing something in a garden no
bigger than window box helps An
hour or two week of study along
some useful line helps. No time
spent in study or research is ever lost.
Study produces the power to produce.
The woman who puts the new wash
ers on her own kitchen faucets
helps. She releases the plumber for
work on the new house down the
street. The man who puts in the
needed shelf OR tool rack gives the
carcenter that much more time for
the new house.
Keeping we'll helps the world Keep
ing sane and happy helps the world.
Prices will not go down-nor will
we have enough extra dollars to
meet them-until production has filled
the hole. kicking about prices does
no good. Nothing does any good but
putting ones shoulder to the wheel
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Polk Succeeds Lansing

Washington. July 9.-Frank l..
Polk. under sec -etary Of state, will
succeed Secretary Lansing as head
OF the American peace delegation
at Paris, it was said today in Off
cial circles. Secretary Lansing will
sail for home Friday. but the time
Of Mr.. Polk's departure for Paris
has not been announced. 1t is ex-
pected, however, he will leave with
in q. short time.
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Lower California Rich in Petroleum

Correspondence of Associated Press)
Mexico City, June 22.-EXp!orlng
parties in Lower California have re-
ported that that territory is the rich
est ir the republic in petroleum and
a geological commission has been sent
there to make a detailed report on
conditions. FL Heraldo de Mexico
sees in this fact the reason for the
activity of certain Americans in en-
deavoring to purchase Lower Cali
forylia from Mexico.
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Child Suffers Hurt
Barnwell Lad Painfully Injured
by Electric Iron

Barnwell, July 9.-Bunyan, the lit
tie son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Morris,
Jr., was painfully burned Saturday at
ternoon by an electric smoothing iron.
The little fellow was playing on tho
floor and during the short interval
that his mother was out Of the rootn
the iron, in some manner, fell and
burned his hand and both arms be-
low the elbows
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Cotton Market
LOCAL.

LOCAL.
P. @. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer.
Corrected Daily at IL O'clock Noon).
Good Middling 80.
Strict Mdidling 81 1-2.
Middling 81. H$9EiiA8
Strict Low Middling 29.