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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-15
Orangeburg FavOrs
~ 4 Toll Bridge

Orangeburg, Sept. 1O.--An enthus-
tic meeting of citizens of Orangeburg
county was held here today in the
court house 20 consider the proposed
bridge across the Santee river at
Pinckney's Landing. The meeting was
presided over by A. II. Marchant, and
Former Gov. d. c. Hayward of Colum-
bia made a strong speech for the prop
osition. The idea advanced at a re-
cent meeting inrSummertOn to form a
stock compony and to build toll
bridge was unanimously indorsed and
j. NJ. BrailSford Of Orangeburg and
II. A. Parler Of Farler were tentatively
selected as Orangeburg's representa-
tives on the board of corporators.
The attendance at the meeting evil
denced Orangeburg's wide interest in
the bridge, there being representatives
present from all over the county in
Guiding Elloree, Parler and Holly Hill
There were present also several men
from adjoining counties, particularly
r. B. Belser, from Sumter, ex-senator
G. NJ. Davis from Clarendon, and F. II.
Murray, former, state highway engi-
neer, and !. r. Belser from Columb bia
Several interesting speeches on the
subject were made. Former Gov. D. c.
Hayward. in a very happy speech
stressed the importance Of the bridge
as connecting link between the east
ern and western halves of the state.
He also said that the people of this
state cati no longer tolerate a condi-
tion which separates the state into
two practically distinct sections.
Fl. b. Belser showed that there is
not at the present time a single high
way crossing the Santee river. He
also said that bridge at Pinckney's
Landing could be built cheaper than at
any other point, the swamp at that
point being less than two miles wide
and relatively high and dry. He esti-
mated the cost at from 100000 to
$50O,O00, at which figure it was pro-
posed to capitalize the proposed COM
pany, and calculated that the corpora
! tion stock would probably pay a rea-
sonable dividend of from 8 to 10 per
cent.
Mr.. Carson of Holly Hill told Of two
old Confederate soldiers who, living
1 iOi w SCaio oppOSlIS vi the
/ Santee, could only communicate with
each other by blowing the whistles of
their respective mills. He heartily in
dorsed the plan proposed.
Irvine F. Belser urged that the peo-
pie develop the cooperative spirit to
q greater extent, and said that money
put into the bridge would yield re.
turns in three ways; first, by enhanc.
ment in the value Of land in the com,
| munity; second, by the dividends or
the stock, and third, by profitable sale
to the state.
At the conclusion of the meeting i
was stated that determined eftor
would be made to raise Orangeburg
quota of the stock, and it was decided
to have a meeting and barbecue a
Elloree at an early date in connection
| with the project.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-15
The Cotton Situation.
Manufacturers Record)

English cotton experts at the
Worlds Cotton conference in New Or
leans last year insisted that the world
needed a 15,00O,0 O,000-bale crop from
the south this year. They repeated
the statement over and over again
when they got back to England. They
warned manufacturers of a world cot
ton famine already in sight. The
south has not raised the 1900, 900
bales FOR which they begged! Its
crop will be several million bales short
of what they said was absolutely
needed; but under the drastic defia-
tlon work of the federal reserve board,
which has brought stagnation where
abounding activity prevailed, cotton
buyers in Europe and in this country
and the, bear gamblers are using the
opportunity thus created to drive cot
ton prices down below the cost Of pro-
auction. 81.
Betrayed in the house of its suppos-
~ed friends, ifs credits curtaiIed by the
action OF the board, the south must
face q tremendous fight to protect it's
cotton against all enemies, open and
secret; The planters should, after
lpaying their debts. hold their cotton
and store 1t, knowing full we'll that if
they assert their power they can con
troll the marketing of their staple.
The age-old custom of rushing cot
ton to the market in the fall only
played into the hands of the buyers
who, having forced prices to the low
gest point, stocked up heavily, and then
prices advanced, to their profit but to
the loss of the growers.
Let the south hold it's cotton and
market it slowly, during twelve
months, instead of in four, and the
producer will then soon hold the whip
handle and no longer be driven by the
lash OF the buyers. At the same time
the south should give it's attention
more largely to diversified agriculture,
raising full supply of foodstuffs. for
it's own use and to add to the nations
food stores, making cotton a surplus
crop. For a quarter Of a century the
Manufacturers Record has sought to
drive home the idea that every southt
ern farmer sohuld raise his own food
stuffs and then plant in cotton his
surplus land only. In that way lie
prosperity and safety. and in that way
!only.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-15

at EAeley and mills Nos. 3 and 8 at
Liberty. Pickens county. BE. Geer,
In reply to anf inquiry for coniirma-
tion of the sale, this afternoon states
that the controlling interest would be
acquired by the Woodside cotton mills,
but With the understanding that every
stockholder would be allowed to dis
pose. of his, stock at the same price
aud on the same terms. The Easley
corporation was organized and man
aged for number Of years by the
late John NJ Geer and 10 regarded as
one OF the best buying cotton mill
properties In the south. Nothing def
mite has been announced as to the
terms or when the transfer will take
place. The three plants have a total
Of T4,064 spindles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-15
Mabel BOardman
\. Appointed
Pres. Wilson Names Her as
Member of District Commits
sion

Washington, Sept. 11.-Presidcnt
Wilson has appointed Mabel Board
man, who was for many years mem
ber OF the executive committee of the
Red Cross, as commissioner of the
District Of Columbia. effective next
Wednesday on the retirement Of Com
missioner Brownlow. She is the first
woman ever appointed member of
the commission. which directs the
District government.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-15
The High School
Annual Here

Charlton Walsh, the business man
ager OF the Sumter High School An
nual, asks us to announce that 'the
Annual is here and will be delivered
at once. Those who have not already
procured theirs may get copy. at the
high school buildings Ola Monday. Mr..
Walsh. expects to leave for college
on Tuesday morning and he is very de.
sirious of closing up this matter COM
pletelY on Monday
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-15
Supplies Stolen in
COnstantinOple
American Relief Organizations
Loses Stores

: Constantnople, Sept. 13.-Supplies
valued at hundreds of thousands OF
dollars have been stolen from the
American relief organization, accord
ing to evidence placed before the
American consul. Dishonest employees
are partly to blame, but goods also
were subject TO theft en- route from
the United States
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-15
Wilson Refuses Request
President Declines to Reopen
Anthracite Miner Wage
Question

Washington. Sept. 10.-President
Wilson today declined to grant the re-
quest of the anthracite coal miners to
reopen the wage hearing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-15

Buenos Aires, Sept. 11.-Recog-
milton Of the Hungarian republic has
been accorded by Argentine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-15

Columbia. Sept. 0.--Kershaw coun-
~ has sold its road bonds and Is ask
ing the state highway commission to
expedite plans for the construction of
two roads within the county limits, it
was announced yesterday. The Cam
den -Bishopville road Is to be recon
strueted and the section of the Wash
ington to Atlanta highway in the
county Ia to. be repaired and rebuilt
These two stretches of roadway are
federal aided projects and the high
way commission will furnish plans
for them In short time. at, ...
Dorchester county has sold its
bonds also, according to word received
by the commission, and will soon ad-
vertise for bids. for the reconstfuction
of n considerable mileage in the coun-
tE The larger portion of the roads
will be on the stste system. w f~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-15

|! Camden, Sept. 9.--Riehard Horns
by. a well known and familiar figure
around Blaney, i'm this county, sustain.
ed injuries last Sunday night in 8.
peculiar way from which he died the
following day. r. ~. '...4.,. Ada p.
Hornsby had been a sufferer with
rheumatism all his life and had been
confiped to rolling chair, Sunday
night there was meeting being held
at a church near Blaney. Hornsby
was present and during the religious
fervor members of the congregation
began shouting. Hornsby's rolling
chair was turned over and as soon al
quiet was restored. the young man
was found to De badly injured inter-
nalIy from being trampled under foot
by some OF the worshippers. -. ...
Coroner Dixon went to Blaney Wed
nesday and held an inquest. The jury's
verdict was that Hornsby met his
death from his chair being turned
over by Mrs. Matte Brown. A war
rant was accordingly sworn out for
the arrest OF Mrs. Brown. She Ia ex-
pected to apply for bail for her ap-
pearanoe at the next term of court.
Spartanburg, Sept. 9.-S. f. sutton,
who was lodged In the county Jail yes
terday morning on a charge of mur-
der. the outgrowth OF the accident in
which four. young people lost their
lives when Mr.. Sutton's auto plunged
into the railroad cut at Mayo, near
this city, August /, has been released
from custody under bond Of $4,000.
Mr.. Sutton. II isIreported. has engaged
John Gary Evans and J. Gregg Gal
braith as his attorneys. II, is expected
that he will he brought to trial during
October. ,..s ....r ....-.,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-15
q 70 Death BY
Revival Meeting
~ Blaney
ACKERS
IN The PIEDMONT
I'm Mil Merger Report
I'd From Greenville- Booze
Seller Arrested al Gaffney

Andereon, Nept. 9.-The Bank OF
endleton was burglarized. Tuesday
ght or Wednesday morning early
|on the bank vault was blown. Be
N1uo and 1900 In silver was
en with bonds and other negotiable
n~gitles, which will probably amount
thOuSands of dollars. missing from
- lock boxea Of patrons OF the bank.
Tho robbery shows that II was done
~ e1pert yeggmen.
Fort NH. Sept. 9.--The Fort Mill
Lint infantry was reorganized at an
rhkhnaiastic meeting held last night
n che old armory. when SO men as
1pln<d the oath OF allegiance adniinis-
t@ftd nv Maj. Frank w. Glenn OF the
Qpartefinaseer's department Of the
State Of South Carolina.
Aiken. Sept. s.--Charged with em-
heneienent, Bart Ergie, Individual
hook keeper at the First Nationatl
hank ~ Aiken, was held for federal
eVurt hy United states Comm issioner
Morean after Ergie had waived pre-
lIDninnry hearing Wednesday. Bond
wnt nxed AT $4,000, Which Ergie- has
'
not succeeded in making. Shortage.
~ determined by a national bank ex-
ntnInoe. who has been here since Mon
day. was approximately s3.54s.4O. The
bark n fully secured against any loss
tha. young man having been bonded
for $4,000.
CARNEY. Sept. s,--cherokee county
QlAcern yesterday made search OF
the premises Of .. A. White. "A farmer
VINO lives near Gaffney. and found
hidden IN a, cotton field near his resi-
donce ter gallon keg which was
about half He'd with corn whiskey
The whiskey was brought to Gsftney.
And the defendant was taken before a
locaf ~,agis,rate. who held him In
bond Il $500 for his appearance before
the next term of the court Of sessions
for hIs county, he having waived-eS-
aninatlon. Eab H-
Greenyiile. sept. e.--Announcemen
was made here today that the Wood
slde interests. known IN the cotton
Inlu b,,siness in the Piedmont section
have acquired controlling interest I'm
the three plants OF the Easley cottcu
lnlls. the deairinyolving approximately
va,0op, 900 LEasley mill No. 4 is located
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17
Her Goth
IN MIDST


Bozeman, Sept. 11.-Mrs. E. G..
Hays, better known to her friends as
Grandma" Hays, is a nonagenarian.
She celebrated her nineth birthday an
niversary at her home yesterday and
at the home of her grandson, w. L..
Hays, she was the guest of honor at
a family dinner. Only members of the
family in Bozeman were present, but
Mrs. Hays received many messages of
congratulation and also numerous
gifts from those who could not be
here to help her celebrate the event.
Mrs. Hays was born in Kentucky
in 1880, and same to Bozeman about %
years ago, She has five children living,
81 grandchildren and Is great grand
children. The children are R. w. Hays
of Chanute, Kansas; Henry Hays also
of Chanute, who is visiting his mother
here; Ed Hays who resides with his
mother; Mrs. Harrison Williams on
the reservation near Bozeman and
Robert Hays in Albany, Oregon.
For one of her years Mrs. Hays is
in good health and active, though she
is more feeble than she was a year
ago, but she is able to wait upon her
self and do part of the homework.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17
PLEDGE
CARE OF FORT OWEN

Report of the committee of the Soci-
ETY. of Montana Pioneers appointed to
draft acceptance of the gift of Mrs.
Kate D. Mccormick Of Missoula of the
buildings and an acre of the site of
Fort Owen was made Saturday. The
report said:
"That this society most gratefully
accepts the gift of Mrs. Mccormick of
this last of the old fur company posts
in Montana, and herewith conveys to
the donor the sincere thanks of our
entire membership for her generous
contribution to this most important
outpost of the early day fur traders Of
the northwest to the historical %collec-
ton of Montana. That we do severally
and collectively obligate ourselves to
insure it's preservation, and to do so in
a manner o make it attractive to all
interested in preserving the worthy
mementoes of u pioneer days.
"Your committee will at the next
meeting of this society make a more
extended report upon the historical
past of the old outpost, so that the
magnitude and Importance Of Mrs.
McCormick's gift may be more fully
realized by our membership and the
public generally.
"Your committee desires at this
time to call your attention to the dis
interested acts of the women member
ship of this society in securing to
posterity gifts of important historical
matter relating to the pioneer past Of
our state, and refer gratefully to the
beautiful marble monument at Colo
Creek in Powell county, marking the
gulch in which was made the first dis
covery of gold in the state by Mrs
John C. Labor of Great Falls, the
daughter of one of the most eminent
pioneers of Montana, James H. Mills
and we would suggest that a perman.
ent committee be appointed by the
society to attend to the preservation
of these noble gifts by our patriotic
women, that they may be preserved te
posterity.".
The committee consisted of Frank
D. Brown, Clinton H. Moore anC
Charles S. Warren.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17
is MOVED
FROM DRY TERRITORY
TO IRRIGATED AMI

Cut Bank, Sept. 1.-THE Great Nor
thern railway has given the inter-
national Elevator company a lease on
its right of way at Cadmus, the first
station west of this city, on which
will be erected an elevator. The eleva-
tor at Baltic, just east of here, will be
torn down and moved to the new site
on flat cars. The Elevator People built
the Baltic elevator in 1915 and is max
ing the change to take care of the big
acreage just west of Cut Bank, which
is in the Two Medicine irrigation pro-
ject.
The cutting of grain at this point is
now already well under way and sew
eral thousand bushels, mostly wheat
and flax, will be shipped from this
locality. There is about $4,000 acres
of small grain to be harvested in this
territory and it is of fine quality and
will no doubt be of sufficient quantity
to Keep the elevator open until late in
the fall. The tearing down of the
old elevator and the erection of the
new one will start Immediately as the
elevator people wish to get the work
done as quickly as possible to take
care of the grain that will soon be
threshed.
Although there is practically no
grain to harvest within a 10 mile ra-
dius of Cut Bank on the dry land farms
there is quite considerable grain being
cut and many Of the farmers will at
least get their seed back. The yield
will be small but what there is will
materially aid those fortunate enough
to get anything. The early wind and
later the worms took practically all of
the crops in the spring and several
that had the brightest prospects were
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF ELECTION-CONSTI.
TUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
ChaDter AT.

San Act for the Submission to the
Qualified Electors of the State of
Montana of an Amendment to Section
Is of Article XII of the Constitution
as Amended; Creating County Boards
Of Equalization, and a State tax Com
mission, And Defining their Powers
and Duties"
Be it enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State Of Montana:
Section /. That Section Is of Article
XII Of the Constitution of the State
of Montana, as amended, be amended
as hereinafter provided, and that the
question Of said amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State of Montana at the next general
election.
Section 2. That Section 10 of Article
XII Of the Constitution az amended.
be-, and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Section Is. This board of county
commissioners of each county shall
constitute the County Board Of EQUAL
ization. The duties Of such boards
shall be to adjust and equalize the val
uation Of taxable property within
their respective counties, and all such
adjustments and e~qualixations NAV be
supervised, reviewed, changed. in
creased or decreased by the Montana
Tax Commission. The Montana Tax
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17
BROWNING PHYSICIAN
TAKES INDIAN WORK
UNTIL POST is L

Browning, Sept. 11.-Dr. E. M. Will
son, who has been in private practice
in Browning since last winter, coming
here with a record of owe 20 years
practice in Montant is looking after
the medical work at the Blackfeet In
dian sanatorium at Blackfoot for the
government, in the absence of a regu-
lar physician. When DR.. Harry H.
Harlan was recently transferred to
the Indian school at Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan, his successor was not ap-
pointed, and as Dr.. W. l.. Kell, the
agency physician at Browning, has too
large a territory to cover to look after
the work at Blackfoot, DR.. Wilson's
services were arranged for temporarily
pending the arrival Of a regular civil
service physician.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17
COMMITTEES STUDY
DRAINAGE PROBLEMS

Billings, Sept. 11.-Committees have
been appointed by the new Valley
Drainage association to make a de-
tailed survey of Yellowstone valley
districts requiring drainage and to
study proposed amendments to state
laws making the creation of the pro-
jects simpler and quicker. Another
committee will consider the relation
of irrigation projects to drainage.
The members believe that drainage
bonds or warrants must bear at least
Z per cent interest to secure ready
sale, as it is said large loans are being
made in the east at an ever larger rate
of interest.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17
Sc WELL
NEAR MOSBY FLOWS
so AN HOUR

Lewistown, Sept. 11.-Nine feet into
the sand, the we'll of the Sc Petroleum
company in section 11-15-29 is making
an average of so barrels an hour or
1900 barrels a day according to a
well authenticated report from Winett.
The report was received by telephone
from a thoroughly reliable source, and
added color to the earlier information
that the well not yet into the sand
and was flowing approximately $50 or
300 barrels. Parties who returned from
the field just a few minutes before the
message was received, gave the infor-
nation that c%ontrasted with earlier
news regarding the latest producer in
the west dome structure of the Mosby
field.
That the well was into the sand
proved more or less a surprise in view
of the fact that earlier communication
with Winnet has apparently establish
ed the fact that no further drilling had
been undertaken and the we'll had been
capped. Oil, however. had been permit
ted to flow into the tanks at the Sc
Petroleum location, and other tanks
from the Frantz We're being moved ov-
er, it was said.
Added precaution was taken yester
day to prevent the we'll from suddenly
blowing itself in and tearing the cas-
ing out of the hole. Chains were fast
ened to the derrick floor and to the
casing to anchor it more firmly.
According to information earlier in
the evening from Winnett no further
drilling was done yesterday and dur
ing the day representatives of the Sc
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-09-17
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
CHAPTER 14q

IAN Act to Submit to the Qualified
Electors of the State of Montana
an Amendment to Section Five of
Article Eleven of the Constitution
of the State of Montana, Providing
that Ninety-five Per Centum of All
the Interest received on the School
Funds of the State and Ninety-five
Per Centum of all the Other Income
From the School Funds of the State
shall Be Apportioned to the Several
School Districts of the State; and
Further Providing that the Remain
ing Five Per Centum of Ali the Inter-
est Received on the School Funds
of the State and the Remaining Five
Per Centum of All the Other Income
From the School Funds of the State
Shall Be Added to the Public School
Funds of the State and Become a
Permanent Part Thereof"
Be it enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the State of Montana:
Section l.. That Section Five (5)
of Article Eleven (111 .of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Montana be
amended, and that the question of
such amendment be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State of Mon
tana at the next general election.
Section 2. That Section Five 90
of Article Eleven (11) of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Montana be and
the same is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"N~inety-five per centum (95%o) of
all the interest received on the school
funds of the state, and Ninety-five
per centum (95T) of all rents receiv-
ed from the leasing of school lands and
all other income from the public school
funds shall be apportioned annually to
the several school districts of the State
in proportion to the number of children
and youths between the ages of six
(6) and twenty-one (21) residing
therein respectively, but no district
shall be entitled to such distributive
share that does not maintain a public
free school for at least six months
during the year for which such dis
tribution is made. The remaining five
per centum (5H) of all the interest
received on the school funds of the
State, and the remaining five per GEN.
tum $500 of 2ll the rents received
from the LEASING of school lands and
of all other income from the public
school funds, shall annually be added
to the public school funds of the State
and become and forever remain an in
s%eparable and inviolable part thereof.
Section 3. That separate official
ballots be provided at the general
election to be held in November, 1920,
which shall have printed thereon all
of Section 5 of Article II of the con-
stitution of the State of Montana as
amended by this Act. Below the said
amended Section on the said ballots
there shall be printed: