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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Death OF Mr.. Earle w. Marvin.

A death which was very sad and
unexpected was that of MIR. Earle w.
Marvin Of this city. He was sick
about ten days and there was very
little hope Of recovery from the very
first Of his illness. He came to the
end Friday night and the remains
We're taken. to White Hall. S. c.. Sat
urday morning and laid to rest in
Marvin's burying ground.
Mr.. Marvin was one Of Sunlter's
most promising young men. He was
born at White Hall, in Colleton coun-
ty, June 1892, and business brought
him to make his home in Sumter more
than a year ago. He graduated at
the Citadel in 1913, with one Of the
highest honors that can be conferred
upon a student having Won the John
o. Wilson ring, given TO the one whom
the students consider TO be the pur-
est man in class. He then went to
the Georgia school Of Technology and
took a post graduate course. finishing
with honors from that place.
Soon after war was declared ne
heard the call of his country and VOL
unteered his services. I!c vas Slatlon-
ed at Ft Dade, Fla. and soon became
military instructor there: he was
then sent to Fortress Monore. Va.
as instructor He was 1T the port OF
embarkation ready to sail When the
armistice was signed.
He was patriotic. pure in life and
thought. and to know him was to
love him He was kind-hearted, ac-
comm odating. modest in disposition.
and ever cherished in his heart that
love that "thinketa no evil" Though
he was taken in the early years OF
his manhood. is this not a wonderful
record to leave? He is survived by
his mother, three sisters. seven broth
ers. and host Of friends. May Gods
grace comfort the hearts that have
been so sorely bereaved
Rev. J. G. Ferguson. .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
THE PRICE OF BREAD lJAPS WITHDRAW.
FROM CIRFRI1
Bakers Find it Necessary to In
crease Size of Loaf and the
Price at Same Time

The advance in the price Of -four
and The certainty that It will go Still
higher before the next crop Of wheat
| is on the market has forced the bak-
ers to adopt one CT two alternatives
to meet the changed conditions and
the increasing cost Of bread: They
! must either reduce the size Of the
ton cent loaf or increase the size Of
the loaf and increase the price. After
giving the matter careful conSidera-
ton for the interest OF the public.
majority Of the bakers Of South Car
olina have decided to discontinue the
baking Of the ten cent. loaf and sub
stitute a larger loaf to sell at. fifteen
cents. For some time the ten cent
loaf has weighed only II to 13 ounces
and al present prices Of -four it would
be possible to sell a loaf weighing
nor more than 10 to 10 1-2 ounces
for ten cents. It has been decided
by those bakers who have adopted the
larger loaf to sell at fifteen cents to
make this standard loaf to weigh 16
II ounces. 1t costs no more TO bake
and wrap a fifteen cent loaf than
smaller ten cent loaf and the bakers
are therefore able 10 sell more bread
for less money when in larger loaves.
For instance. two fifteen sent loaveS
weigh SO ounces while three ten cait
loafs weigh only 81 1-2 ounces. the
buyer Of two fifteen sent loaves gets
for his thirty cents I 1-2 ounces more
bread than the buyer Of three ten
cent loaves.
One Of the leading wholesale bak-
ers of the up-country states the case
as follows:
The new loaf is not. to be consider
ed as an advanceain the. price of.the
old loaf, but is larger loaf, the price
of which is fixed not on the basis of
the old loaf but on the basis of the
cost of production.
The cost Of spring wheat -four is
now SIG so to .s17 per barrel, as COM
pared with $40 and s11 six and twelve
months, ago. The cost of lard, milk,
salt. yeast and sugar has also been
very materially advanced. The bak-.
ers will. in fact. be making less in
proportion on the present prices than
they made on the old. The bakers
are also prepared TO show that on
their individual transactions and on
their business as a whole they are
making a very reasonable low meas
;rn If profit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
THE ELECTRIC
LIGHT PLANT
Mayor Jennings Tells Why the
Service is Unsatisfactory
Editor Daily. Item.

Editor Daily Iterl.
| have heard that a great many
people thought that the city had in
stalled new machinery fer the cleo
trio light plant. and that they could
not understand why the lights We're
cut off SO often.
When we bought the electric light
plant we knew that the old boilers
We're practically worn out and they
We're only taken in at junk prices. We
immediately ordered new machinery.
several months: in fact. the most of
the machinery purchased could not be
shipped out under six months. and we
have been doing the best we could
with the old machinery.
On Saturday night last one Of the
old pumps broke and this was the
cause of the shutdown. On Sunday
q new pump was installed. but Sunday
night the old pump line became clog
ged. and this was the cause Of the
shutdown.
The old COMPANY realized this con-
dition and had bought lot Of new
machinery. but when the city began
to negotiate for the purchase of the
plant che old company sold all the new
machinery which it had bought.
The management is doing the best
that can be done under the circum-
stances, and the people will have to
be patient for while longer until we
can get the new machinery delivered
and installed. We have bought the
best machinery that can be bought
and. am satisfied that just as soon
as, it is installed and the service be-
comes what it should be. we will all
forget about the bum service we have
had il the past. Only be patient
don't lose your temper. but smile
s,sa:ie until the new machinery comes.
and then you can continue to smile.
Yours very truly.
T.. n Ie,,1i,,er0
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Death.

Last Tuesday a little group of peo-
pie left Sumter on the trair for Dar-
iington carrying the mortal remains
of Mrs. Samuel D. O'Neal to the old
family burying ground at Antioch
Baptist church. fourteen miles out
from Darlington where Rev. DR.. Rose
and Rev. Mr.. Carson held the funer-
) al services. She had passed on the
day before surrounded by all her chill
dren and her husband. She is survived
by Mr.. Charles S. O'Neal, of Atlanta;
Messrs. Edward L. and William G., OF
this city. and two daughters, Mrs. An
ME Taylor and Mrs. L. D. Ivey, both
of Sumter She and her husband liv-
ed together hfty-one years. she being
6S y -ars and Mr.. O'Nea] eight years
older.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
NATIONAL BANK OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
Annual Meeting Of Stockholders
Held Monday Afternoon
Mr.. Earle Rowland Elect
ed Cashier

! The annual meeting Of the stock
holG.ers of the National Bank of South
Carolina was held Monday afternoon
with practically al. the stock repre-
sented in person Or by proxy. The
annual report was submitted by Pres
ident c. G. Rowland, showing that
1919 was the most prosperous year
in the record of growth and prosper
ity that this bank has enjoyed from its
establishment. There has been growth
in every department Of the banks
business. especially in deposits and
resources. The total resources Of the
bank now exceeds two and a-half
million dollars and the deposits have
been in excess of million dollars for
several months.
The directors were reelected with
out change, except that Mr. H. NJ.
McLaurin. of Wedgeheld, was added
to the board.
At a subsequent meeting Of the
board of directors the officers were
reelected. there being no change. ex-
cept that Assistant Cashier Earle
Rowland was promoted to the po-
Sition of cashier to fill the vacancy
caused several months ago by the
resignation of Cashier F. E. Hinnant.
Mr.. Rowland has been connected with
the bank from its establishment, hav-
ing served as collector in his spare
time while still a school boy and dur
ing the summer holidays while at COL
lege Later he became a regular en-
ploye Of the bank, serving successive
ly as collector, book-kepeer and as
sistant cashier. This position he re-
signed to enter the army. but upon
his return from overseas service re-
sumed his duties with the bank. Since
the resignation Of Mr.. Hinnant he has
discharged the duties of cashier and
his election merely adds the title to
the duties. His long service in the
bank and his familiarity with all de-
partments, as the result Of practical
experience is the best possible assur-
ance that he will make good in the
place TO which ne has been promoted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
The Steamship st. Louis.

New York, Jan. 22.-The passenger
steamship St. Louis, with a recorder
having served with distinction
through two wars in which the init
ed States was belliscrent, and in the:
interval carrying passengers acress.
the Atlantic under the American ;1asso
is now blackened hull, the victim sdf.
a fire started by a painters torch. - ~
The big ship was being recendltion-
ed at ship yard for service after her
second honorable discharge from the.
Her owners the American Line. say
she can be 4epaired, but it will mean,
practically rebuilding her and it Is
a task of many months. 80 -;
The ST. Louis, was chistened by
Mrs. Grover Cleveland Her construc-
ton and launching was an epoch IN;
American shipbuilding in that She Was
the first ocean greyhound" to sbS
built in this country. She made her
first voyage in June Of 1895. Unaer:
a contract with the American gov:
2rnmsnt she was entrusted with. the
fast mail Of England and Europe. 20,
Under command of Captain:
Goodrich. J~S. NJ, She was equipped
with heavy guns as an auxiliary crdfS-:
ar in the Spanish-American war Fer.
| first adventure of note was when She
was ordered to cut the cable betWeeh.
! Santiago de Cuba and Kingston. Ja--
naica.. Panning ap until she was nm:
der the direct fire of the guns of .Mor1
Castle. American grnners sent back
shot for shot and succeeded IN sf.-
lencing all but the mortar batteries ;bf
the fortifcation, while sailors we're
fishing out and cutting the: cable: lines
On June 13. 1898, she captured the
British freighter Twickenhamw which
was taking a cargo Of coal into Sam
tiago presumably, TO be used for. the:
Spanish fleet. She was off that peri:
when Admiral Cervera made his dash
for the open sea, and she brought 10
Portsmouth. ~. H.. the captured.
Spanish Admiral and 746 members OF,
the crews of his defeated fleet. - 80. -.
In 1917 when the United States
Joined the war against Germany, the
st. Louis was one Of the first Ameri-
can passenger ships to be armed and
to defy the German submarines and
mines She had many narrow. escapes,
and once was actually hit by torpedo
but without serious damage. She
carried to and from France tllotsands
of American soldiers and She was one
of the last ships to be released from
war duty to eretrun to pursuits OF
peace.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Business is Unsettled by the Price OF
Exchange. ,eI.t.4

Shanghai Dec 26.-Whiie .Ameri-
cans. have been buying British pound
sterling in New York for 1910 Or less,
Americans here have been paving
500 in American gold for rs Mexican
dollars which are in current use here.
This unprecedented. advance in the
rate of exchange in Shanghai has been
due to the acute rise in the price OF
silver. Probably no country in the
world has been more sharply affected
by this enhanced value than has
China
In consequence Of the confused state
through this city, China's principal
commercial center. became more or
less disorganized Exporters: ceased
to look for new business and confined
their activities wholly to filling old
contracts from the terms of which
they would have been glad to escape.
Shanghai bankers held frequent
conferences day and night in an effort
to determine what might be ,dene to
stabilize the exchange rates. For one
day all but one of the leading banks
in the city declined to issue drafts AZ
connection with export shipments to
America. These exporters who buy
their goods in China for silver and sell
them abroad for gold suffered most.
severely. They were obliged to ree
strict operations or raise prices where
ever the goods were sold. sr
On the other hand importers who
buy their goods in America and are
paid for them in Mexican dollars have
prospered: : -
one of the difficulties arising from
the exchange situation is that much
Of the business here is done under (
terms arranged several years. ago
when an American dollar was worth
two Mexican dollars or more. Con- /;
scquently foreign workers here have
suffered. .2 =
The bankers concluded that one So
luton Of the problem would be to ini
crease the price Of China's products
throughout the world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Korean Christians charged by Japa
nase Authorities with Plotting

saul. Korea. Dec. 21--The Se'"!
Pres: asserts that the japanese au-
thoritcs have definitely established
shat some native Korean Ch'lS'lanS
arc connected with the independence
plotting and agitation in Korea.
In support o; this statement. ROW
oyer. IL nlcrcly quotes the statement OF
director Of police affairs thai 'he
polio, discovered documents lSSueu
BY the Provisional Korean govern
ment asking native christians in ko-
rca-fo cooperate with them in ;he in
dependence cement. 1t does. not
apSear from ANY Of these documents
that these appeals TO the Korean
Christians have evoked any response.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
To Study Tropical Diseases.

Sidney. Dec 2G-rhc British GOV
crnment has Sent 4 party 10 the i1llice
and Gilbert islands IN the Central Pa
cific 10 study tropical diseases such a.
fiIariasis and allied ailments such ;is
elcphantiasis. HookworIn and dysen-
terry also will be studied. The party
is headed by DR.. +. ". O'Connnr who
Investigated disease in China and At
s.icii and who in the Wa: was attached
to the Hritish forces on the Sina
Peninsuar where he devoted special
attention to treatment of dysentery
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Government Approves Objection
to Cooperating With
United States -

Toxic. Tuesday, Jan. 2o.-Japan's 8
objection to agreeing to coeperats
with the United States. in supporting
Czecho-Slay troops in Siberia has been
attained and the withdrawal of Japa-
nese troops from Siberia will follow,
it was decided at meeting Of the
advisory diplomatic council yesterday,
according to the newspapers At the
meeting it was said Japan had no ter
ritorial ambitions in Siberia and the
troops now being sent there are mere
ly to replace losses. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
PLANS FOR STATE ~
OFFICE BUILDING.
Referred to Senate Finanee
~. 2:s.5z,-s2

Columbia, Jan. 21.-P1aas: for. the
new State Office building to be focafsd:
in Columbia have been drawn and
were laid on one of the large tabFess IN
the senate chamber here today. There
seems to be a sentiment in favor Of
the passage of the resolution nov,
with the senate for the erection ef
the new building. The measure has
been referred to the senate finance
COMMITTEES: 1t was reported without
last year by the pab-
lie building committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Hollands Wind Mills Doomed.

Amsterdam, Jan. Holland is
slowly but surely losing one character
istic of its landscape made famous in
art anG known to every schoolboE-
the squat. fat. lazy looking windmills
that for centuries have stood out all
OYER the country's flat surface.
1i?esc quaint structures are gradu-
ally giving way TO ,,ishly practical but
ugly steam and electric plants. Dutch
technical men say the windmill is
doomed
Now and then. large group OF
.henr is replaced by one electric plant,
and. in the course of each year, a
number are destroyed by fire-pre-
sent ns 3 spectacular blaze with the
big burning wings wheeling around
ike iiory arms. They are never recon
strlctrd.
Tic existing typo of Dutch windmill
was inverted about the year 400. The
yrca! disadvantage Of the windmill
of course. is its absolute dependence
on weather conditions. For this rea-
son. they are being replaced. when
possible -! liipueiil iiidNiiillSlN.
The Dutch windmill. however much
il r,.:ry look in pictures TO be a toy. is
far from that. 1t is q sturdy struct-
,,-c rs big as good size house and the
machinery inside is extremely power
.;ll
Naturally. n great many of them re-
main. but The number becomes less
year by year. and $" far as can be
aScestaincd.. the erection of q new one
i seldom undertaken.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Marriage.

:; Miss Annie Goldstein, Of Florence
and Mr.. Edward Levinson. Of Bishop
vile were united in marriage at .
o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Temple
Sinai. Rev. F. X Eirsch performing
the ceremony, which was witnessed
only by a few friends and relatives.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Levinson left for Florence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
DR.. D. r Anderson to be President OF
Randolph Macon.

DR.. Dice Robins Anderson. for eight
years professor of history in the Rich
mond College. Richmond, Va, has re-
Gently been elected president OF Ran
dolph-Macon Woman's College at
Lynchburg, Va DR.. Anderson is a
brother Of Miss Cora Anderson, who
has taught in the city schools for sew
erai years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS.
Marriage Licenses.
Yes I'd VS.

White: F. o. Lawson and Minnie
Banding. Sumter.
Geo. e. Houstan of Bessemer Ala.
and Theo l.. Lopez. Sumter.
Colored: Hazel Geddis and Clara
Wilson, Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Marriage Licenses.

White: James E Smith and Celia
Reynolds, Sumter.
Colored: Eugene D. Lowry, Shiloh
and Maude Lowry of Lynchburs.
Jack Nixon and Cornelia Hocle
Sumter.
Edward Washington and Mary Da-
Wis, Sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
or Interest to You!

Ladies. the merchandise for the
real white sale. the great while sale
is now headed toward Sumter and
coming as fast as the trains can
bring them. Mr. c. D. Schwartz re-
turned today and asks you to remem-
ber their slogan wait! Watch. .
Schwartz Bros.-Advt.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Recorders Court.

AnsIey Keen was charged With dis
orderly conduct
w. J. Wilkinson was charged with
carrying concealed weapon. Forfeit
ed bond.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Racl, in Sumter.

100 per cent pure sugar cane sy-
rup. Grown and put up by {. H.
Touchberry For sale by Levi Bros.
-Advt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Accomplished Birds.
lC,arltnn Gazette J

(CarIton EaZHtte.)
'"i,he new marshal s,says he is de-
teri, med 10 enforce the ordinance
a.sai:.st chickens running AT large and
riding bicycles en- the sidewalk"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-24
Marriage Licenses.

White: T.. l.. Wolfe and Mary
George, Orangeburs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-29

]. c. Penney Co, A NATIONWIDE Institution
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-29
Business i'm WooIs About
at StandstilI mt Boston.

| BOSTON, May 29.-The Commercial,
Bulletin today says of the wool mar
| ket:
Business during the past week has
been virtually at standstill both in
the east and west and the small sales
which have been effected have almost
invariably been at the evprense OF
prices Quotations are very difficult to
make with any certainty.
''The situation in the goods market
is still very unsettled, although cam
ceIlations are not reported in so heavy
volume. The transportation situation
is still very bad. but IL is hoped that
conditions viii! begin to improve pres
entity"
Secured basis:
Texas fine. IL months. $1,000 i.65;
fine. months, $1.45 q 1.50
California: Northern, st.65; middle
county. /$1.55 a 1850; southern, $1,000
1875.
Oregon: Eastern No. staple, s1.9o
% LOS; eastern clothing, $50; valley
No. 1, $3.50.
Territory: Fine staple, $i.90 ~ 200;
half blood combing. $i.65; as blood
combing. $1,000 1.25; fine clothing.
sI.60O1.65: fine medium clothing.
S1.5Om1.55.
Pulled: DeIaine. $3.50 200; AA,
sI70; A supers. s1.45 @1.50.
Mohairs: Best coming, 60n 65c;
best carding. 55dS0c.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-29

NEW YORK, May s9.-Dun's today
says:
The liquidating process that began
some time ago in certain branches OF
business. but which has only lately oc-
casioned general comment. has con-
tinued and Is widening in its influence.
If not yet everywhere apparent. the
movement toward reimbursement is
plainly discernible in variuos quarters,
as in textiles and hides and leather
and footwear. and is manifested both
in current price tendencies and in the
conditions affecting future operations.
With an unusually backward season
and a congestion In TRANSPORTATION that
has seriously disorganized commerce.
some shrinkage of transactions was
to be expected, but these restricted
elements do not fully explain the pre-
vailing disposition Of some dealers to
confind commandments within the
closest possible limits. and the in
creasing cancellations and revisions
of orders.
Weekly bank clearings s7.s7o.675,-
24t.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-29

caily become the fixed rate OF six per
cent and many large borrowings at
that quotation running into next
Tuesday were reported. Further
slight relaxation Of time money was
observed. butthis was almost wholly
restricted TO thirty day maturities.
Rails were far more active than
usual There was n steady demand
for various railroad bonds at gains OF
1 to points. Otherwise the move
ment continued to concentrate in
steeis. affiliated equipments, oils and
motors and their subsidiaries, with n
sprinkling OF shippinRs. feathers and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-29

food speciaities. Sugars were an ex-
ception. falling back toward the cioes
on reports OF a cut in the raw pro-
duct. Sales $50, 900 shares.
A sharp reaction in marks which
cancelled the recent part OF the gain
was the noteworthy feature OF the for
eign exchange market.
Among International bankers the
Japanese financial situation evoked
much discussion. Liberty bonds and
victory notes were Irregular but for
cign war issues. notably United King
dom and dominion of Canada
strength hened
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-29
Seattle Has Light
fscccipts in Yards

SEATTLE. Wash. May 2s:-Hogs.
receipts S6 steady. Prime $14.50@
1900: medium TO choice s1s50G14.50:
rough heavies $i2.5o9 9l3.00; pigs
s11.5OI12.50.
Cattle. receipts 56; steady. Beef
steers $I2.0o@f3.00; medium to choice
10000 1900: common to good $3.50
n 1000: cows and heifers $i0.25G
1875; common to good $7.00mi0.00:
bulls s7.501 $50: calves 1850 a 1900,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-29
DAILY MARKET NEWS, LOCAL AND GENERAL

diets 10000 bushel wheat crop for
the Walla Walla district. He says
wheat is two feet high and heads are
beginning to form. Rainfall has been
a little above the average. which Is
the basis for the prediction of a large
yield.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-29

The following prices are the prices
being paid to producers by Pendiefon
business houses. Wherever retail
prices are given the fact will be spe-
cially mentioned.
Eggs and Poultry.
Eggs, 40 cents.
Hens, IS cents
BOOSTERS, Is cents pound.
Chickens, 2s cents a pound
Country Ham. Ets.
Ham. best quality. 2Sc.
Bacon. best quality. 40c
Butter Fat and Butter
Winans Predicts Four Million
Bushels for Walla Waiia.
r NJ. winans, cashier of the First
National Rank of Walla Walla, pre-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-05-29
Hay and Feed Prices
at Seattle Continue iap.

SEATTLE. WASH. May a9.--City de-
livery: Feed mill s5e per ton: scratch
feed $50: feed wheat s99. all grain
chopj $50; oats $sl: rolled oats $50;
barley s7s; clipped barley ss3.
Hay, Eastern Washington timothy
mixed SAT per ton; double compressed
S51: alfalfa $45: straw SIS.