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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
WILL ASK FOR
LARGE SUM
Two Million to Be Sought For
Warehouses

Oklahoma City, Dec. 26.-An ap-
preparation of s2,0OO,000 to establish
state system OF bonded. warehouses
for storing cotton and other farm
products will be asked of the Okla
homa legislature in January, it was
announced here today by the COM
mittee which has been drafting a
warehouse bill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
B0LSHEVIKI DO
NOT WANT PEACE
Russian Polish Negotia-
tons Broken Off By
Soviet

Copenhagen, Dec. 27.-A Warsaw
dispatch says the Russian Polish
peace negotiations have been def
nitely broken off. The head of the
bolsheviki delegation declared that
Russia's international situation is SO
good that it is unnecessary to treat
further with the Poles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
MARINES STAY IN
HAITI SEVERAL MONTHS

Washington, Dee ~ ---- Severa,
months will elapsc before the actual
withdrawal Of American marines
from Dominican republic will begin
under the provisions Of the procla
nation issued at San Domingo tii-
day by direction Of President VIII.
son, Secretary Daniels said today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
PREMIERS PLANS
MEETING
Big Three Will Get Together at
Nice Next Month

faris, Dee. 27.-The newspapers de-
clare that thc British. French and
Italian pre- micrs Will meet at Nice
next month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
HARDING is GO
ING TO FLORIDA

Marion Dec. eI.-Senator Hard
lnE is expected next week to go to-
florida to rest and hold conferences
uhtil MS inauguration. He plans to
CONFER with congressional leaders this
week. Will Hayes will discuss cahi-
net selections during the week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
CLARA WILL
NOW BE GOOD
Woman Charged With Murder of
Jake Harmon Makes Pledges

Zig springs Texas. Doc. 2i.-TEe
consccratiOn OF her future cncrti,s
10 "atoniug 20 her family for the sor-
row she hHs brought II. and a deter
rnination To never again waste al
hour of her life" Is avowed by Miss
Clara Smith. who Is enroutc to Ard
more. Oklahoma. to answer the
charges of murder of Jake l.. uamou.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
WEST POINT
EXAMINATION

columbia. Dec. 27..-An cxamina-
tion FOR West Point is To bc held at
several places in South Carolina ON
January \, according to announcement
lnad" today through Adiutant General
Moore from Senator y. T.. Dial. al
shiu&tou senator Dial asks that
Applications -" made :" tn, CiNil Ser
V'c" Commission. at Washington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
MILITARY ORGANI-
ZATIONS BANNED
Inter-Allied Commission Decides
to Break up Civilian Guards
in Germany

Paris, Dec. 27.--A Mayencc dis
patch to The Petit Parisen states that
the inter-allied high commission has
decided to break up all German mil
itary organizations, such as the civil
ian guards.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
CARUSO HAS
PLEURISY
Physicians Say He Will BE Able
to Sing i'm Two Weeks

New York, Dee. 27.--'Thc condition
ot 'aruSo. who is suffering with plcu-
r'sN, is unchanged. His PHYSICIANS
nave prescribed rest. They said the
singer may return to the stage within
two weeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
DE VALERA IN
NEW YORK
President of Irish Republic Not
Far Away, Says Secretary

Worcester, Mass. Dec. 27.--De-
Valera, the president OF Ireland, is
not far from New York, according to
his secretary. Harry Boland Bo-
land said he hoped to arrive in New
York tonight and would see DeValera.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29

Washington. Dec. 27.-Sccretary
Houston declared that the enactment
OF the bill meant an added tax and
the treasury ought not To be called
upon to assume additional burdens.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
FIRE IN GIN
CINNA|I HOTEL.
Score of Women and Children
Overcome by Basement
Blaze

Cincinnati, Dec. 27.--A score of wo-
men and children were partially over
come by fire in the Burnet house af-
ter midnight. The flames were con-
fined to the basement
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29

Marion, Dec. 2i--Prcsidnct elect
Harding today conferred with former
president Tart on the world peace
problem and the practical details of
the organizing OF the next admins
tratiOn.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
EMERSON HOUGH
VERY SICK

Chicago, Ill, Dec. 27.-Emerson
Hough, the author. is reported to be
in a serious conditions from pneu
monia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
DAKOTA BANK
FAILURE
First Farmers Bank of Minot
Closed on Account of Depleted
Resources

Mnot. y. d.. Dec. 27.--The Firs5
Farmers Bank of Minot closed today.
Depleted reserves was responsible for
the failure.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29
VICTIMS OF
AUTOMOBILES
Several Persons Killed and
Others Injured Christmas Day

Greenville, Dec. 26.--Waltcr NJ
Scott. judge Of probate for Green
Vile county, was instantly killed,
his brother. William Horny Scott Of
Oklahoma, was seriously injured and
his wife was slightly hurt when the
automobile i'm which the three were
riding overturned this morning on
the Augusta road, ten miles below
this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29

Augusta. Ca, Dec. 26.--The 14-year
old son of Anderson Greed Of Glover
Vile. 5. c., was instantly killed: Mr.
Greed. his wife. and a Mrs. Purvis and
her two daughters. also of Glover
vile were seriously if not fatally
injured, this afternoon near Langley,
when the automobile in which they
were riding was struck by another
car, in which there were two men and
a woman. believed to be residents of
Augusta.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29

Augusta. Ga, Dec. 25.--I.loyd II.
Hall. judge OF the Juvenile Court OF
Hichmond county and city editor OF
he Augusta Chronicle died here this
afternoon from injuries received this
morning at an early hour when the
he was driving was wreck
ed in a ditch near Wrens, Ga.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-29

Walterboro, Dec. 26,-A very sad
accident happened at Islandton Mon
day afternoon in which little Harry
Willard Rentz. five year old son OF
MIR. and Mrs. Wade IL. Rentz met his
death. His father had gone to Pad
gctts mill for u load OF wood, and
on approaching his home this little
fellow, with two other children. ran
10 meet him. Mr.. RcntZ stopped and
helped them mount the wagon and
lust rs the mules started of little
Henry fell beneath the wheels and
was instantly killed, the wheel pass
ing over his head
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VOTERS Of .DADE POLL
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
Administer Stringing Rebuke to RepubL
can Party and Pulpi Politicians

AS returns from the city and county
precincts came in Tuesday night over
telephones and were brought by mes
senger, it was seen early that the en-
tire local democratic ticket had been
elected by an overwhelming majority
and the voters of Dade county by their
ballots administered a stinging rebuks
to politically inclined ministers OF the
gospel and their republican hackers.
From the moment the first report
came in over the wire, IL was seen that
Louis A. Allen would be the choice
of great majority for the Office Of
sheriff and that Charles NJ. Fisher
would defeat Miss Julia st. John for
superintendent of schools by a heavS
vote.
The success of the entire democratic
ticket was assured early and as the
hours passed the majority for all dem.
ocratic candidates seemed about o.
surpass the most sanguine expecta.
tions.
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EiqIt Persons KiLLId as
the Result of OcOee RI.

OOrlando, Nov. 4.-As result of a
clash Tuesday night between whites
and blacks at Ocoee, Leo Borgard of
Winter Garden and Elmer McDaniels
of Ocoee are dead while Sam Sails
bury, former chief of police or Or
lando, John Turner and several others
received flesh wounds which will not
prove serious.
Six negroes are known to be dead,
five having been cremated in houses
in which they had congregated, while
one, July Perry, met his death at the
hands of posse which took him from
the county jail at an early hour We'd
nesday morning, carrying him to a
point north on the road leading to the
Country Club, where rope was plac-
ed around his neck. AT 8:15 he was
cut down by Sheriff Gordon, and his
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-05
Gen. G. M. Law Dies at His Home in
Eartow-He Was the Last of the
Confederate Major Generals

General Evander McIver Law, the
last of that renowned band of military
officers that filled the earth with their
military exploits, was stricken with
paralysis at his home in Barlow Sun
day before last and his spirit passed
cut last Sunday.
Not long before his death he was
visited by Mr.. Frank Huffaker, who is
writing a series of articles for the
Tampa Times entitled: who's Who
in Florida and gave the following in
teresting account of Florida's most ia
nous citizen:
We old folks get a little too mart
occasionally, Frank and suffer as a
result Several days ago / bought a
new hoe, used it too vigorously, be-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-05

THE LAST OF THE
MAJOR GENERALS
Climbed to Major Generally

Immediately after the Pensacola in
cident Gen. Law returned to Tuskegee,
Soon afterwards, however, the Fourth
Alabama Regiment was organized at
Dalton. Ga, and he became lieuten-
ant-colonel. From that day till the
surrender of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston
at Greenboro, N. c., after Gen. Lees
surrender at Appomatox, promotions
came steadily as result of the Caro-
Observation-Disclosures bravery and
other military qualities. He was seri-
ously injured at the first battle of
Manassas or Bull Run, also at the
second battle of Cold Harbor. He had
the distinction of commanding Gen.
Hoods division, Longstreet's corps, in
:he attack on Little Round Top at Get
tysburg. Gen. Hood having been in
jured, and received the following COM
pliment from Gen. Longstreet:
Permit me to express my entire
satisfaction and admiration of your
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Whites Comedies Hardinq's Election
Returns Slow From West

New York, Nov. s.-At 10:30 o'clock,
eastern time, the west still was prac-
tically unheard from, but the Hard
ing majorities continued to roll up IL
the east with indications that the
state of New York would give tie re.
publican candidate a tremendous ma
iority.
Scattered returns from ether parts
If the country showed Harding votes
conspicuous in communities normally
solidly democratic.
National managers of the socialist
party were claiming popular vote OF
between 100000 and 100000, as
against 50o,O0 four years ago.
Congressional returns at that hour
still continued to come in slowly ana
without any reports from contested
districts.
West Virginia, on which the Cox
managers had been banking, showed
list TO Harding's column.
Metropolitan papers, in the face OF
the incomplete returns, regarded the
election of Harding as certain and
continued so to announce it.
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TO THE coLoRED FARMERS OF
MARION COUNTY

Fort Mccoy, Nov. 4, 1920.
To the Ocala Banner:
MY dear Mr.. Harris:-
Please allow me space in your valu-
able paper for the following:
As the time is fast approaching for
our next County Fair, wish to urge
the colored farmers throughout Ma
rion county to let's bestir ourselves in
order that we can make a splendid
exhibit.
County Fairs are the Timekeepers
of Progress and we should manifest
an interest in them not alone for
financial gain but to show to the world
the progress we are making as race
along improved and scientific lines,
as well as in other pursuits of life.
We should strive to make this exhi-
bit also in order to encourage and In.
spire us to higher attainments.
Therefore l appeal to every colored
farmer in Marion county to use their
best afforts and let us endeavor to
make creditable display in our ap-
preaching County Fair.
Sincerely yours.
A. ID. BALDWIN.
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INpIVIDUAEISM VERSUS COM
MUNlSM

Edmund Burke called the American
constitution IAN event as wonderful
as the appearance of new STAR" Will
liam Gladstone called it "the greatest
political instrument ever struck off by
the unaided genius of man." Lincoln
called this republic 'the last, best hope
of earth'' The American system is
the system of individual ownership of
property Now and then an anarchis-
tic individualist has misused his gifts,
exploited the resources of nature, op-
pressed his workers, until some men
have become alarmed and seek to cor
rect these evils by bombs, firebrands,
anarchy and revolution. Now and
then an occasional engineer fails;
shall we give up the locomotive and
go back to a mule and a two-wheel
cart? Now and then a farmer fails;
shall we chop down all orchards and
then bankers misuse the peoples de-
posits, profiteer to the extent of 100
firms and customers, but shall we put
bombs under all banks?
The real solution is that yester-
| that today's capital is the mother of
tomorrow's labor, and the way out of
all our distresses is not to put heavy
levies upon either capital or labor, but
! for labor and capital to assess the
debt upon resources of nature, through
ability. Multiply the evils of the pri-
vate ownership of capital, as you may,
| it remains true that the present sys-
tenn has produced more wealth, invent
ed more comforts, conveniences ami
arts in the last so years in this repuh.
world from the year to the year 1900.
And to give up this system of produc-
ing property and go over to Marks
socialism is like exchanging wheat
bread for chunk of fog-bank; like
giving up the city of New York aud
going to live in Indians tepees; like
exchanging the electric light for a tai
! low candle.
Individualism seeks to lift all who
are on the lower steps of life's temple
to the level of the very highest man,
chine clipping off the heads of the su-
perior men and reducing all to the lev
ell of the lowest. Individualism says:
"Dicuse knowledge through. a free
school,; diffuse political power through
free ballot; diffuse morals through
free church; diffuse property
through free market place" So
cialism says: Our goal is the de-
struction of God and religion; the
overthrow of private property; the
abolishment of congress and all leg
islature; and then, to go to the lowest
depths (page Ia, communist manifes-
to- Karl Marx to introduce a COM
munity of women,
What falsehood was prophesied
by that socialist who said: "All men
are born free, but now all men are in
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-05

body removed after it had been vi
ed by coronor's jury.
The fighting was precipitated By on
Nose Norman. who insisted that he b.
allowed to vote after this privilege
had been refused him on the groun
that his poll taxes had not been paid.
Norman left the polls. but returned
later in the afternoon with a shotgun
concealed in his automobile and began
to make threats against those wao had
refused to allow him 10 vote. Nat
ters grew worse until Norman was
knocked down, when he made dive
for his gun. He was intercepted. ana
finally made his get away. From ~
time excitement became intense
led up to the casualties as
above.
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distinguished conduct in command of
Gen. Hoods division in the battle of
the Goth inst. trust you will soon re-
ceive the promotion which you so well
merit. (Signed) j. Longstreet,
Lieut.. Gen. Commanding.
Work for Florida
Eek in 1893 Gen. Law established
the South Florida Military Institute at
Barlow, which was conducted with
success until the passage of the Buck
man bill, in 1905, made such great
changes in the states college and
university system. From his arrival
however, Gen. Law has at all times
been actively interested in the de-
veloping of Polk county's school sys-
tenn, first as school trustee and then
as a member of the board of public in
struction. For years, also he was edi-
tor of the Barlow Courier-Informant,
one of the oldest and best weekly
newspapers in Florida. He served
also as member of the Gettysburg
commission and in other positions
which have served to draw the old
soldiers of the North and South to-
gether-to '1ove a nation into peace"
Life's Best Work
For long time / thought" said
Gen. Law that the most effective
work of my life was done while was
fighting Yankees.
'In recent years, however, have
concluded that my best work has been
for the school children of Polk county
during the past seven years, and in
loving the men l fought. There's no
room in our country for factionalism
and hatred-there's room for nothing
but unity and love-
And as the writer left the soldier
educator-editor promised to be out of
bed in day or two and write trio-
ute to the "Alabama's Fighting
Fourth real one.
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FOR THE PRESERVATION or THE
sUccULENT 1IVALVE

w. A. McRae, state commissioner
of agriculture and r. f. Rose, state
chemist, have issued an order 20
packers, shuckers, agents for and
dealers in shucked oysters stating
that it is illegal to ship. sell. offer or
expose for sale any shucked oysters
that have been subjected to float.
ing" or dying" in fresh water. or
water in the form of ice or water OF
less salinity than that in which they
were grown. Tins is the outcome 0l
the meeting of the packers and agents
held recently.
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came Immersed in perspiration and
now rheumatism has me- And rhem-
atism doesn't exactly agree with
man of eighty-three. It's mighty
poor bed fellow"
Smiling in spite of pain, Gen. E. Nc
Iver Law of Barlow, highest ranking
officer of the Confederate army today
greeted the writer from his bed, and
few minutes later host and visitor
were trying to compile an interesting
story of the Fighting Fourth Ala
bama Regiments experiences in the
Civil War for publication in patriotic
Alabama Journal. The spur-of-the-
moment task, naturally proved too big
for them, however and the writer left
the general working on the details.
Educator and Soldier
1t has been the portion of a few
southernors to achieve greater fame
than Gen. Law, but none, including his
chieftain, Robert E. Lee have brought
more good to the people of the South,
or the nation for that matter. The
Floridan has been brilliant success
as a soldier, also as an educator and
editor, and-well, what more could be
expected of a man?
Gen. Law was born at Darlington,
South Carolina and graduated from
the famous South Carolina Military
Academy, better known as Citadel
Academy in the class of 1856. AT the
outbreak of the Civil War he was con-
ducting a military school at Tuskegee.
Alabama, where he also trained a
prize-winning company of Zouaves. He
commanded this company in Jenuary,
1861, when the Confederates, answer
ing Florida's secession call, took the
forts and navy yard at Pensacola.
therefore" he said, I'm really an
older Floridan than most people
think
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-05
A PROTECTIVE TARIFF NEEDED
NIT

The last issue of the New York
Packer contains the following:
Thirty-two cars of Velencias were
offered during the week. Throughout
the week the range on fancy fruit was
$12 at 1875, with one lot OF strictly
fancy zoos to 126s selling up to SIG.
S71s. Extra choice grades sold mostly
at So at 1915; choice at $7.75 at IL and
poor fruit from $10.50 down TO s..
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-05

chains!" When, as a matter OF fact.
every man is born in bondage TO the
physician and the nurse and the moth
er, and then to many school teachers
and, little by little, through knowledge
and growth and obedience TO law
some at twenty years of age and some
people at seventy--men achieve their
freedom.--From an article by Rev.
Newell Dwight Hills. in Manufactur-
ers' Record.
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HARDING AND COOLIDGE
PROVE To Be WINNERS
Republican Candidate for President Re-
ceives Largest Plurality Ever
Recorded

New York. Nov. THE crest Of
the republican election wave, both
presidential and congressional, eou.
iinues 10 rise as belated islurns filter
in.
Among new democratic casualties
we're defeats of Representative Chaml
Clark ~ Missouri. former speaker, and
present democratic leader in the
house election Of a republican con.
gresham from Texas; reelection OF a
republican senator from Missouri.
end = sudden Jump OF Senator Hard
ing into the lead In Oklahoma. An
ether border state. Tennessee. in an
unofficial count, gives majority OF
lo.eo0 Tor Harding
A republican senate majority of
about ten. as compared with but two
~ present. and a house majority OF
around one hundred. as against forty
sdd. were other forecasts OF tie over
wheluinR maiorities.
VIII about eight states still in the
dou .lul lslt in presidential and sena-
torlal contests, the huge majorities as
lsnred Senator Harding and Governor
aolldge Of az least $40 electoral
tes. With Governor Cox certain only
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-05
Biz Bay State Vote

Boston, Nov S.-Hardings plurality
in Massachusetts, on the basis of re-
turns from about one-third of the
state, appeared likely to prove the
largest ever given a presidential can.
didate here. For the second time in
it's history in national election Bos-
ton went republican, giving Harding
a plurality of more than 10000, as
compared with Wilson plurality CT
lS,961. McKinley's plurality over
Bryan in Boston in 1896 was 21,045.
Hardino Issues Statement
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Harding Issues Statement

Marion, o. Nov. g. Bulletin >
Convinced by early returns of his elec-
tion to the presidency, Warren q.
Harding issued a stateemnt last night
saying that instead of being exultant
over the result he was more given
10 prayer to God to make me capable
of playing my part"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-05

The football game between the
Ocala High School and DeI4and teams
at Hunter park Saturday at p. m.
ought to attract large crowd.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-11-05

San Francisco. Nov. 4.-United
states Senator Hiram w. Johnson
one OF the "irreconcilable" group in
,he senate fight on the league of ma
s,ons declared today that Tuesdays
election results meant the end OF the
league Of nations.
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Blosest Plurality Ever

Portland. Me-. Nov. s.-Harding car
rled Maine In yesterdays election by
the largest plurality ever given pres.
identlal candidate In this state. OF
fhe first sixteen cities 10 complete
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sriOn. O.. Nov. Warren G. Hai'
4 his first day as president
el. restlng from the tension of elec'
tlon aud reviewing late returns with
particular attention TO the makeup OF
the slxty.seventh congress.
He expressed keen pleasure as the
growing figures confirmed a republi'
can gain IN both senate and house. Tor
he had told his friends that his great
sst apprehension over the outcome
had not been a fear OF defeat for him
self SO much as a realization that as
chief executive ihs hands might be
tied By lack Of working party ma
tority IN the legislative branch.
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their returns Cox carried only one,
Biddeford. In 1916 Wilson carried u
OF these cities. Returns from 496 pre-
cincts out of 632 in the state gave
Harding lO4,6s5; Cox 46,SS3.
Whites Comedies Harding's Election
New York, Nov. Bulletin ,
George White, chairman of the demo-
cratic national committee, conceded
election of Senator Harding at eleven
o'clock last night.