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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
Meals Served for II Cents.

New York, Nov 3O.-Deiegates to
the convention of the National Hotel
association here couldn't believe that
only 8 minutes from the tip of Man
haitian tempting meals are served for
exactly II cents each. SO Frederick
\. Wallis, immigration commissioner
on Ellis Island, invited doubters on a
tour Of culinary inspection, just to
show how they do it on Uncle Sans
doorstep.
A number of the hotel men, who
say they are intent on bringing down
the cost Of tavern fare, accepted the
commissioners ? invitation, with the
idea of infusing some Of the Ellis Is
land method into the conduct of their
own kitchens.
For particulars" said the commits
aiorer, soc MACEDONIAN"
The secret of reducing the cost
lincss of provcnder as it appears,
steaming and5succulent, on the dinner
table, is a mystery, but MacGowan,
d. T. MACEDONIAN, caterer on the is
land, is on the inside. His eXplana-
tion runs: Purchases on q lowest
bid basis. quantity production, and
profits never more than 1876 per cent
on the monthly investment; result, II
cent dinners"
And when someone interDoSed
that MacGoWan couldn't serve n reg
ular' meal for II cents" he exhibited,
us sample menu, the following:
breakfast: rice with milk, stewed
pruncs, bread and butter and coffee
with two Jumps Of sugar to the cup.
Dinner: English beef soup with
barley, Irish stew with vegetables,
tapioca pudding and coffee
supper: Lamb hash, green peppers.
bread and butter, blackberry jelly,
coffee ana tea
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
"TIiIiSE AMERICANS"

Paris, Dec. 1.--Sadi LecointeA the
winner OF the Gordon Bennett cup
race for aviators was just ready to
go up from the Buc Aviation field the
other day when an American woman
stepped up ana asked
Won't you take me up?"
Surely replied Sadi, where do
you want to go"
To Gambais, l do wish to see that
lnndru villa"
Sadi obliged, landing within 100
leet OF the VILLA made famous by the
disappearance OF / women to whom
Lahdru had promised marriage. When
she left She carried away a souvenir
IN the shape Of Il piece OF rabbit bone
found in the yard.
Nothing is sacred fo rthese Amer
leans. Landru aid when he heard
Of the occurrence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
Will Rep Dkt Section in Foot
ball Contest

Columbia, Dec. 2.-The committee
from the extension department. of the
University of South Carolina, charged
with the duty of naming representa-
tivcs Of the tWo sections in South Car
olina football TO meet in game in
Columbia 10 decide the state cham
pionship, met ycstcrcay and decided
that Charleston high school shall rep
resent the lower half 1t is expected
that an announcement wi,nm the next
few days Will give details of the big
game.
The committee also took occasion
TO explain that some misapprehen
sion seems to exist as to the mode
of procedure under which game
was ordered between Charleston and
Sumter schools before declaring the
Charleston lads the winners for the
southern section. a member of the
committee pointed out yesterday
that the committees duty is to select
the best teams to meet from The two
sections OF the state. Schedules arc
not arranged calculated to assist the
committee, it seems and the work of
picking the most representative tea m
Of each section is thus rendered diff
liCult. Although Charleston had not
lost contest, it had played fewer
games than several other cOntenders.
It was presented to the committee
that the Charleston team had played
but three representative games.
Sumter with Il long list OF games
won had lost and tied its opening
games but afterwards piled up large
scores against a number of good
teams. The committees sole thought
was TO name the best team. The re-
suit Of the seasons piay left the
question much in doubt and a game
was. therefore, ordered between
Charleston and sumter Charleston
winning u terrific battle, 6 to o. Cam
den, although losing only one game
was defeated by Columbia which in
turn was twice defeated by Charles
ton. Camden's claim for cOnsidera,
ton was also hurt by its action in
forteiting the game to Columbia
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
n Whale With Hind legs.

New York, Nov. 30.--Capturc OF
The coast of British Columbia OF re-
markable humpbacll whale with two
nina limbs became known here recent
~ when the bones of the unique an
pendages arrived at the American Mu-
scum of Natural History. Scientists
attached to the museum thumbed
their tones on evolution, cudgeled
ther brains and concluded the legs
might have been u singular reversion
to primitive type.
Back i'm prehistoric ages, they said.
The multiGreat grandads of modern
whales may have strItted about on
aud. l'ut, so far as they knew. no
othcr whale with bones outside the
BODY had ever been seen by man.
Ihcrc WAS no earthly or watcrly
reason for the rear legs ON the whale
found off the British Columbia coast
- couldn't walk on them. as they were
hut tour-fcct long, while the whale
WtGhCG several tons. n couldn't use
tHcin FOR swimming, as thcy were NOT
'iappers, nor were The pedal eXtreIno-
hes webbcd. They were simply ex-
cess baggage.
But now they are the subject of lec-
lures, lantern slides and profound dis
cusSion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
Plans For
Joint Meeting of Agricultural
Committees Called-Houston
Will Be Invited

Washington, Dec. Possible rem
edial legislation for agricultural inter-
eslS VIII be considered at a Joint
meeting of the agricultural commit
tees OF the senate and house next
Thursday. The senate committee went
over the. situation today and invited
the house committee members to
meet with them at that time to see
what could be done to alleviate the
situation caused Ivy falling prices for
farm products.
Senate comitteemen said tentative
suggestions for consideration in
cludcd:
Revival of the war finance corpora
ton and the opening OF .,lropean
markets for surplus products, some
plan for extending credit to forc,Sl
nations and amendment of the federal
reserve act to afford extension OF
credits on agricultural paper.
Senator Norris. Nebraska. said re-
establishment of trade with Russia
would be one means Of relief. Sem
ator France, Maryland. another mem
Der of the committee, plans to intro
duce resolution for this purpose.
senator Harrison Mississippi also
committee member. indicated that
congressman from cotton states We're
ready To. join with those from wheat
ana cattle states i'm pushing relief
legislation. The Mississippi senator
said he wanted To see the war finance
corporation revived and provision
made for government loans TO the
agricultural interests.
The government encouraged the
farmers to make this crop, which was
n very high cost of production,
and the government ought to apply
exceptional treatment to aid them. :"
asserted Senator Harrison, who said
no had bills TO offer dealing with the
problem Ii the joint committee ses-
sion reached n definite program.
The senator said he would also
favor making property i'm the hands
Oh the alien property custodian.
amounting to about $500, 0OO, 600. basis
Tor extending, credit TO Germany to
purchase snrplus American products.
The joint committee, 1t was said.
Will ask Secretary Houston, members
OF the federal reserve board and other
officials OF the government to be
present
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
ENGLi%IiMAN LECCTRES
ON AMERICA

London, Dec. III w. Nevinson.
a wellknown journalist, lecturing on
America" at the National Liberal
club here. said his visit TO the United
States had upset nearly all his pre-
conceived notions about Americans.
He said he. found Americans most
polite, very kind and hospitable and
only too ready to take trouble for
others. He did not find them par.
ticularly business like, and hard-work-
ing. One thing that struck him as
terrible was the individual subser-
vience To the state and the tendency
of the police TO dominate everything
and he gave instances of what he
regarded as savage sentences Of ten
years Imprisonment on q perfectly
innocent and harmless gentleman,r.
and of Is years upon "a girl of 20, who
mad distributed a pamphlet urging
American soldiers not TO fight against
Russia
There was no real political labor
party i'll America, which was 40
years behind England in that mat
ter. Concerning anti-English feeling
in America, he said he was constant
ly confronted by the shame of Brit
aims treatment of Ireland and he con-
fessed that when he found the house
OF commons jeering at dying men,
and heaping insults on a country
struggling for political freedom, it was
almost like going home and seeing his
own mother drunk on the floor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04

New York, Nov. 80. Discussion
81 transportation problems affecting
the country will hold the center of
interest 80 the annual mccting of the
American Society of Mcchani,ll Enrj.
heers in this city December Ia
transportation experts headed iv.
Daniel Willcrd. president or tho EaI.
um"re a. OlIo railroad. will address
the e.510 members cot thc so...t. ,,'I,
are expected 90 attend
statement issurd hy thr society
said that transportation Is cuusidcrci
by the organization as the mnst urc,s-
ina problem Before thc country. ."II,
industry ct The country ls b.in.. sc.
yiously handicapped said the st.t
mcnt. "From present indications. II
VIII take several years for facilities
to catch up with Increased traffic ana
'he n"rwal Developments of th, next
isw years"
lu addition 90 purcN railroad ules-
lions. tho society members VIII con-
slider waterway development aud the
greater use Of motor vehicles for
moving freight special rcuDrt is
expected on the ~ Lawrence v..,cr-
WAYS protect to makc p"%ihl. o.,,n
trttiic through 90 inc Great I4..l
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
Spaniards Want Land Profitccl

Madrid, Nov 3O.-Alleged
teering by landowners has ar0t1a
agitation here for q tax on tfi52
creases in land values. A writer III
newspaper La Libertad, accuses
prOprietors of rapacity in increa1
the prices at which they held fH
farm lands and of taking ADVANTAGE
the high cost of homegrown I'd
brought about by the advance
freight rates on the foreign produ
He says they have advanced The
land prices to five and six times forf
cr values without paying anything ir16
the national treasury as a tax on tn
appreciation.
An instance is cited in which Al
owner sold one farm at nine tin6
the price paid for it five years ago
The newspaper writer declares tha
these large increases have cost tn
landowner practically nothing, but as
serts that it is high time law taxin
the increase on land values should 10
established in Spain, modelled afte
those III Germany, Canada and Aus
tralia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
Trade WAGES i'm New York.

New York, Nov. 30.-Averagc earn
ings in this city's representative trades
m september 1920, were double what
'hey were SIX years ago and, gener-
aily 81 Il week higher than they were
q 3f;'r ago, according to Il report pre-
pared by the Indus, rial bureau of the
MerchahtS association. The report de-
'iafcS thai, while the city's industrial
acuViFy has rccoded somewhat from
me high water mark established dur
'nS the war there is no indication OF
Il general slump i'm manufacturing
'halts giving the average weekly
earnings of Wurkmcn. combining both
once ana shop employees, for Septcm-
Der, l9l4, 1919 and 1920. show. for
me above named years respectively;
stone. clay and glass products:
) Fi".9G. S2G.5&, $35.1l. Metals. ma
chlnery and cOnvcyanccs, $l4.5O.
%I2l, $30.67. Wood manufacturers
$l2+9, $24.26. $2S.42. Fur. leather
ana rubber goods, $lI17, $27.Oo.
+-'.}'. Chemicals, oils and paints.
$l".C7. $2L79. $2I00. Printing ana
paper goods, $I5.5>. $27.36. S3L.3S.
Textiles S9.I-, $2I.O3, $24.79. Cloth
ms millinery. laundry, etc, $l240.
%2HfA, S2G.l6. Food, liquors and TO-
hacc", %1lG0, $2&.i0 $26.O4. Water
J&ht and p"wcr. $15.79. -$3O.9l, $3.50.
IN" N"norai average of these indus
nIos for the three years runs. Si2.06
@26.II and $2S.44.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04

Columbia, Nov. 30.-Scveral hund =
rcd life insurance agents Of South Car
olina are expected to attend the state
convention of the Life Underwriters
Association, to be held in Columbia
during December. The dates for the
convention had been set for the early
part Of the month but conflict with
another gathering has caused Il post
poncmcnt, and the exact date will be
announced in a few days.
Hnyni" Thorpe, of Dallas. TcXls,
president of the National I.ifc I'nd ~
Nlil'is Association. will attend ta.s
'.aF'nton and deliver AN addrC IS.
'Ih'r prominent men will feature (he
program, The theme OF which will bc
'"' l'lolinn of the life insurance busi-
ness I" prcSrnt-daY conditions. Soy ~
'i prominent COmmbianS viii T. >o
part ON tn" program. the colp' 'tc
outline ot which Will be announced in
H. lew days according to wis IN
fIhbtH secretary ct organization. = ne
meeting will bc the biggest in the his.
tory of th" state association. accord ng
To- Nlr Gibbcs
Invitations 20 this c2thcliug arc
h' INK sent to Approximately 1jUG life
insurance aS'ntS IN the state
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
Steel Wire Reduced

Pittsburgh. Nov 3o.--The prices OF
steel wire products were cut here to-
day FOR the first time In several years
when the Pittsburgh steel company
announced a reduction of approxi
m"tely 30 cents per hundred pounds.
m'tSiug th" new quotations on wire
nails. SS.75 kcs and on plain wire
SS.Zo "a hundred pounds. (. O. d. Pitts
purgh. Earbcd wire, and fence
staples were priced proportionately
Shipmentc or all untitled orders begin
ning tomorrow viii be inyoiced at The
new quotation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
act Penalty for FARES sid On
Trains-Would Also In
crease Switching Charge

Columbia Dec 1.-The railroads are
endcaVoring TO put on penalty for
fares paid on railroad trains, where
passengcrs board the trains at sta
tiOnS where there are agents. Pc
tition for this penalty was made of the
interstate commerce commission, in
Washington. at the hearing Monday,
from which Chairman Frank Shealy,
Uf the South Carolina railroad conn
mission, returned Monday. Mir.
ShcaiN stated today that the carriers
are asking for Il penalty of eighteen
cents, fifteen cents on the present
mileage basis with three cents added,
IL thc twenty pea cent rate increase
uOW pending for South Carolina Is
,."0ntcd. The interstate commission
too, hC matter under consideration.
South C..rolna is the only state in the
southeast in which the railroads can
not charge this penalty for tickets
purchased ON the cars.
The railroads are also asking that
the Interstate commission fix the min
imum railroad ticket cost at twelve
cents, ten cents now and twenty per
cent added if the fares are increased.
The present minimum ticket charge is
five cents.
Another matter the railroads are
asking Of the interstate commission,
this having come out AZ the hearing in
Washington, is for an increase ia
switching charges far i'm excess of the
twenty per cent increase, according
to Chairman Shcaly. The roads ask
ed the interstate commission 10 allow
them To- charge $3.50 for switching in
South Carolina, where they are nov
charging one dollar. The twenty per
cent Increase over the present charge.
AS asked FOR in the rate advance for
the entire country. would make the
switching charge $1.20.
Chairman Shealy commented on the
fact that the Piedmont d Northern,
an electric line operating between
Spartanburg and Greenville and be-
tween Greenville and Anderson and
Greenwood asked to be included i'm the
rate advance, but is asking for q
minimum rate Of twelve cents, as
compared W., their present charge
of five cents.
The South Carolina Railroad com
mission is opposing these increases
ALI OF them being on intra-state bust
ness, charges for which are limite d
by state law. The /. G. c. holds that
the state law is null and void where
II conflicts with the national legisla-
ton. However, Attorney General
Wolfe is planning to enjoin the rail
roads from putting the higher charges
INTO effect, thus making it necessary
for the courts to- decide whether or
not the increase OF rates is lawful.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04

Anderson. Nov. 30.-The body of
John II. McNeely was found today in
clump of woods near his home with
the head almost blown entirely off
by shot gun. The verdict of the
coroner's jury was that he had come
to his death by a gunshot wound
from his own hand. Mr.. McNeely is
a well known farmer of the Bushy
Creek section and owns farming
lands i'm Anderson and in Greenville
counties
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
RED CROSS SEALS.

what are YOU doing to make sum
Ter county go over the top" i'm the
tuberculosis drive? Are you willing
Tor Collcton county TO leave you so
rar behind in this race for good
health? Why should the conditions
In Darlington be better than they
are in Sumter.
II we fail. whose fault is it? Yours
fuy health bonds and Christmas
seals.
Every business house in sumter will
De asked To buy a health bond. When
the canvass has been completed. the
list OF health bond Subscribers will
he published. We want YOU To see the
names of your merchants and other
business men aud women in your
Gown VIII" arc willing 90 hcip others
who ave i'm nCcd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04

Spartanbmg, Nov. 50.-The six year
o,d son OF David llelton, residing near
'oWpcns' IN this county was sho,
ana mortally wounded yesterday by
MS nine year old brother.
According tG witnesses TO the tras
'dy TIE accident was unavoidable
ne older brother not knowing tho
tin VHs loaded \ ucjghboring boy
n'G stopped at IN, Ilcltou honc and
iad s,' his gun h'sldc the barn. The
older l!cltou ud picked II up ana
'H' WEAPON Was almost Instantly dis
''"'F'd. th" r"'irr l"Jd cutyriuu the
a""i"r lo" h.1d. The Wounded Had
".d Within l.,, hours.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04

Innsbruck, Austria, Nov 30.-Leon-
hard Kirschbaumer, while on trial
for wife-beating, leaped from the
prisoners box stabbed and killed his
wife in the courtroom and wounded
seriously, the presiding judge and the
prosecuting attorney
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04
Colby Leaves Saturday
Secretary of State Starts on
Journey to South America

Washington. Dec. .. - Secretary
Colby plans to leave Norfolk Satur-
day aboard the batteship Florida for
his South American visit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04

New York, Dec. 2.-Jose Stecher
the worlds heavyweight wrestling
champion, has announced that he ex-
poets to retire from wrestling after
this SpnSOn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04

Nov. 20, 1920.
Mrs. T. III. Otcy. sumter. :. C.
My dear Mrs. Otey; From DR. G. II.
werner chairman for Dar!irgton
county. comes the following message:
If YOU have them TO spare please
send me $500 worth more of CHRIST
mas Seals Everything looks good
over here. l am sure,we will go over
the top. with some to spare"
We are sending this along to you
more I'm the way of challenge than
anything else. Who VII be the first
county cha.rmon ~ "go over the
top"
Please keep this office posted con-
uhual'y as to your progress SO that we
may spread the news 10 every county.
We are ConiUcut of your success. and
VIC will keep tho faith.
Very sincerely,
j. Nelson fricrson. President.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04

"'"ili"' I)'c an excavation is
''lI'S had" under the Grand Theatre
IN Il search for the body Of Ambrose
H. small a long missing and wealthv
lh"atrtr1l manager.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04

Nov 80. 1920.
Mrs. u, III. Otcy. sumter. :. G.
My dear Mrs. Otey: The following
telegram has just been received:
'ColIcton county over the top first
da| ct sale. Expect TO double our
quota
- l.. Tru'ner."
The quota for Collection county
vas $500
a., Very sincerely,
j. Nelson Frierson, President.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-12-04

tumaciahaz
The quest1|
day of Preni}H2
house Of cononi6
crick White. libel
Derbyshire. whetnd
fact that Holland N
ZION of William Iftk
preme council would1
trial, and, i'm the eveA
pcarance, would arraIi
be tried in his absenox
promise that he woufd
London miPnt be fulfiiie6
a written reply was IND
drew BOnar Law, leader "a
of commons, saying:
THE government are. non
TO adopt this suggestion"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Women Democrats Law
Plans to Repair Defeat
Pledges Made That They Will
Work to Hold City in the
Mayoraltv Campaign

Democratic women discovered YES.
terday that they were down, but not
out. At luncheon at the Hotel Com
modore in honor of Miss Elsabeths Mar
bury. chairman of the late campaign,
they gazed fearlessly at the results o{
the election, and put their wits to-
gether to save what they could from the
wreck of their optimism.
Two things they salvaged. First, the
conviction that it was "better to have
lost with Governor Cox than to have
won with Harding" and, second, the
pledge that they would work harder
than ever to hold New York in next
years Mayoralty campaign.
1T ftook all the disgruntled people.
in this country to defeat u.s." said Mrs.
Charles D. Hrst, honorary president
of the Women's Democratic Club, which
gave the luncheon. "We must win
those people back to our party, and
when we have elected Governor Smith
again we can look forward to putting 4
Democratic President in the White
House."
Miss Marbury told the story of the
campaign, how she found that only
seven counties of the sixty-two in New
York State had any Democratic woman's
~ s>"it' GO e1Oii, s'Iiu HOW SIlc tGU 10 WORK
sixteen hours a day to build it up.
81 hear that many ladies think them
selves able to form a strong statewide
organization now" she said II want to
say that if any one can do this / am
perfectly willing to wash out the, ink
stands or clip the papers, or do any
thing else | can to help"
She declared that the Republican
campaign had been based on hate and
carried on with Misrepresentation, but
that it vas up to the Democrats to stop
repining now and show themselves the
best class of citizens in the country.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Farmers in Nebraska
To Hold Wheat for SO
Organization Formed and Mem.
bers Pledged; Dakotas and
Minnesota To Be Invaded
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 1S.-After thor
oughly organizing the farmers of Ne
braska into an organization to boost
the price of wheat to So a bushel, the
National Wheat Growers Association
announced to-day that beginning next
week they will invade North Dakota,
South Dakota, Minnesota and Missouri
with their propaganda.
The announcement of the invasion
was made at the state meeting of the
association at Hastings. Neb. Local
organizations have been formed in
every wheat-growing county in the
state, with large membership.
The members agree to hold their
wheat until the price reaches SO and
not to sell for less, beginning Monday
The organizers who have been in
Nebraska for three weeks will go to
the other states.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Harmony Dinner to Livingston

BROOKLYN Republican leaders are
planning a harmony dinner, the chief
guest of honor to be Jacob A. Living
ston, Commissioner of Elections. the
Republican organization leader Of
Kings. Senator Charles C. Lockwood,
chairman of the Lockwood investigat-
ing committee, has consented to act on
the dinner committee. His presence on
the committee is interpreted as evi-
dence that the Republicans are get
ting together for the municipal cam
pairn next wear
New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

Thomson's indicated vote, tased onatha
figures fiom twenty-nine counties. IL
about 40 900 in the entire state. Two
years age Governor Whitman, who ran
or tn, Prob 'h.tion as vel. rs the Re-
publican ticket received S8,79A.