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The Brunswick news., 1921-12-01
MANY NEW MEMBERS
ADDED RED CROSS
Annual Roll Call Has Run List
Up.-Scores Having Been Sc
cured by the Patriotic Work
ers in the Movement.

AT meeting held by the executive
committe OF the Red Cross. at the
Board Of Health building. corner Rich
mond and Mansfield streets. and after
hearing reports from various commit.
tees, Il was voted to hold the annual
public injecting at the city hall next
Monday night AT this meeting the
election Of officers win be held and all
the new memebrs will be expected to
be present and participate in the pro
ceedings. Not only the members. but
the public in general is invited to be
present.
The Brunswick news., 1921-12-01
LIke 70 See Huuheq.

A glimpse Of Arthur j Balfour. Adj
miral Baron Kato. Prince TOkugawa,
and the others, is about all the crowds
get, but 1t seems to satisfy. While
less of a novelty. there seems 10 he
just as much interest IN the appear
ance OF Secretary Hughes. Mr Root.
and Senators Lodge and Und sryccd,
Americas big four Often NJ. Hughes
is seen. jammed in the seat or bis
car with couple Of secretaries. but
just as often Senator Lodge and Mr.
Root dIsappoint tho crowds by leaving
the meeting place afoot through an
entrance where the crowds are thin.
The Brunswick news., 1921-12-01
Jusserand IN Hired Car

Limousines and army cars take tho
delegates TO headquarters ar homes.
but sight is strange somehow 70
the watchers Is Ambassador Jusssr-
and, Of France, departing IN hired
car.
The Brunswick news., 1921-12-01

CONTINUED on page -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
Good Work by Police.

Edltor The Sumter Daily Item:
read carefully your report on the
ROBBERY OF the Battery, in vest erday's 3
item, which fully describes the actiVi-
Ties OF our police department, in dis
covering the goods as we'll as the rob-
pers. Having had something TO do
with it myself, as an interested party,
ana seeing the result accomplished by
our braves, L can not refrain from
expressing my admiration OF the eX-
tellent work accomplished by our
clever police force, especially when
there was no report or complaint at
hand to look for it, as we have not
had the least suspicion Of the rob-
berry and did not know anything until
the information came to us through
tho police.
Chief Barwick and Mr.. Chandler
certainly deserve the praise for their
excellent accomplishments. They not
only recovered property belonging TO
us amounting to over 800, but they
have succeeded in finding the main
leader of the gang, and placed him
where he belongs, and it is hoped that
they will finally rid this community
OF undesirables so that we can rest
in peace.
i also know OF some negroes who
have assisted the police in discov-
ering the perpetrators Of the robbery,
and / hope the public will appre-
ciltc their efforts in helping to uphold
the law. ! want to say TO the ne
groes, that the sooner they make up
their minds to help the officers to up
hold the law, and expose the law
breakers the better ii will be for them
and the community. They must bear
In mind that for every crime COM
mttcd by Il negro, all the negroes are
blamed, whether justly or not can
not be helped, but this is the nature
OF things. but the sooner they Cis-
play disp ositiOn in assisting the
authorities in maintaing order, try to
bc honest and respectable, refrain
from shielding any one who is guilty
OF offences the better will be for them
and the community, the better will be-
come tho relations between the races
and less antagonism on account Of
color.
The white people of Sumter have
no sIudge or hatred for colored peo-
pie, in fact they are trying to help
them in every respect. financially,
morally and otherwise, and would
like to see the colorcd people pros
per and we'll provided, but the color
ed people must cooperate in Keeping
order and be law-abiding. which will
make Sumter a good place tc live in
for all, irrespective Of race. creed or
political inclinations
Respectfully.
s. l.. Krasnoff
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
SIX MILLION AND HALF =
IN APPROPRIATION BILL
Measure introduced in House Last Night by Ways
and Means COmmittee-NO Salary Increases
considerable Pruning-DOwn to Old
Basis

Colum bia, Feb. S.--Carlying n to-
tai appropriation of $6,563, ,OS6.7l for
all state departments, a reduction Of
the state levy of l2la mills of 1920
to II mills and suspension entire
~ OF the special statewide two mill
levy for the construction of highways.
the general appropriation bill was re-
ported out to the lower house by the
ways and means committee last night
II the measure is passed as intro
duccd last night a total reduction
OF three and one-half mills will be
made in the taxes OF the state. ono,
mill and half coming from the
general levy and two mills from the
special two mill tax levy for the con-
struction C highways and bridges.
This two mill levy would be suspend
ed for the present year
Some large reductions from the~e-
quests of the departments are noted
in the bill as reported out by the
ways and means committee, and also
as recommended by the governor i'm
his budget recommendations, while
on the otn"r hand, some increases are
allowed. The total requests Of the
Sta,e departments were $9,S06,S06.59
ana the governor recommended ST.
IL l.6SS,S6. BY these figures it is seen
that the bin reduces the recommen-
dations of the chief executive by
$54S. S.602l5.
The University of South Carolina
is trimmed from a request Of $4G5,154
to $211,755, this, however, being O
few thousand above the governors
recommendation. The Citadel is cut
from request Of S623,015 TO S452,3l5
and Winthrop likewise shares a trim
from $S33,O05.57 to $416,0S3, this be-
ing little above the recommends
ton Of the governor.
The committee recommends the bill
to again place the payment Of con-
fcdcrate veterans on the comptroller
general and provides for a total of
$79O,27O.34 for this department. This
is large increase from the request,
but the increase is due to about $780,
900 for pensions to veterans
The work OF the committee was
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
ROBBERY OF
THE BATTERY
Cephus Ford and Marion Johns.
ton Confess to Charges
Against Them

| Cephus Ford and Marion Johnson
ulias Red Marion, two negroes of
shauy fame in police circles of
oumter. were arrested and placed in
the county Jail Monday night about
$3.50 by Chief j. NJ. Barwick and Of
icer j. ID. Chandler, after confess
ing tn the robbery OF the store oper-
ated by Sol Krasnoff and known as
the Battery.
What led up to the arrest of both
these negroes was only a very small
bit or information which came into
the possession OF Chief Barwick and
Ofncer Chandler, and from this little
"tip" they worked out the whole
story. These officers began their work
yesterday afternoon at about l o'clock
and did not stop Investigations until
$3.50 last night when both negroes
were safely behind the bars.
No one knew of the robbery of this
store nor suspected anything wrong,
so cleverly had these two negroes
managed to conceal their workings.
Their mode of operation was the en-
tering of the store through rear
window, which they would open by
running their hand through a brok-
EN- place in the window pane and re-
move the stick ovec the top OF the
window thereby allowing the raising
or the window with comparative ease.
The entire stock OF the store would
be at their disposal and when they
had finished choosing what they wish
ed for the time being they would fix,
the window just as they had found
Ii, closing the outside blinds so that
no one nigh. discover the hole in
the window. These robberies may
have been going on ever since Mr..
krasnoff opened this new place of
business after the burning Of his old
stand.
The Following vi the clews which
the officers developed carried them
over a wide range OF territory yester-
day. The evidence which will 60 with
the negr oes before the next term OF
court consists Of six suits Of clothes
or good grade and a skirt Just
how much more goods has been dis
posed OF by the negroes is not known
nor the amount of the losses sustain
ed by the Battery. The price that
the negroes would charge for suit
OF clothes when disposing Of it would
be ten or thirteen dollars.
Cephus Ford has done short
term sentence previously so it will not
take him very long to again grow &C.
customed to the old surroundings, and
then too he will have company all
the way through.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
Editor Daily Item:

Editor Daily Item:
Please allow me space in your val
liable paper to say few words Of
the Borden section. Everything here
In moving on nicely so far. All the
FARMERS have gotten through planting
their small grain and some are busy
cutting stalks and some are starring
their plows. We had Il very severe
cold snap last week, but did not hurt
grain In the sprout. We are in hopes
that this cold snap will destroy some
Of the boil weevils.
l was at Borden on Monday and
was glad to meet with my old friends
G.. w. Hatfield. w. IL. Hatfield and
Johnnie Morris there and they seem
to be very satisfied about the condi-
tions OF the country. was also glad
to see Mr.. Bob Wilson. He looks like
the picture of health.
There was great excitement in our
community on last week when one
OF our friends. Ed Nixon, found Il bot
tie OF roots In his yard. The next
morning he and his wife were almost
crazy. They ran over to Borden, tell
ffg OF their trouble and Mr.. +. r..
Emanuel sent and got the bottle and
round out IL was nothing but cot
ton stalk roots in a bottle of soda
water. Since Messrs =. b. and G.
NJ. Emanuel took the hand Of ed Nix
on he Is now getting along fine. If
any one has any more trouble with
roots send for T.. B. and G. M. Eman-
uel and they will give you relief.
On last week we were glad to have
"a few of our friends to spend some
time with US: James Chairman, Will
lie Josey. Eugene Davis. jeff Smalls
Adam Boykin, Prince Taylor spent
several days at Borden, but JEFF
Smalls doesn't come as often as he has
also Joe Johnson spent yesterday
here.
Ii the folks around Borden would
pay their debts we would get along
much better.
We were glad 70 see Mr.. and Mrs
w. III. Freeman pass through Bor.
den yesterday. T.. III. T..
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largely to reduce the tax levy. 10
show some appreciation of the finan-
clal and economic condition Of the
state, but at this time and at the
same lime trying to make sufficient
appropriations for the current oper-
alton Of the government, Chairman
hughes Of the committee said last
night. In doing this il was necessary
10 suspend all permanent building
programs. with the exception. OF
course. OF the old programs for build
ing provided for by the legislature
last year and in years past, he point
cd out. The only new building CAR
fl"d IN the bill is an appropriation
OF $4,000 for improvements at the
school for the deaf and blind. This
ltem IS the only one for buildings or
improvements not already provided
Tor by law, Mr.. Hughes said
The bill gives $l.566,s3O for the
state superintendent OF education's
office, against $931,29O for last year.
but Il reduction from S2,154,650 from
the request of the department and
T,913,950 as recommended by tho
governor -
we got right down to an actual
operating basis. allowing no salary
Increases Mr.. Hughes said. A basis
the same as Of 1920 is carried in the
bill.
A large number OF departments are
cut and q few increased, among the
big prunings being the Commissioners
OF agriculture's office from a request
OF $l35,940 to s77,743.40, the high
way commission from q request of
S453,243 and a recommendation from
the governor Of s2l6,693 to $ll9,4s0.
The highway commission suffers the
Liggest cut, proportionately, to any
department. No provision is made
for the increased work Of the pubic
service commission, the amount or
the bill being $4,000.
The bill would carry q levy of II
mills on the total taxable property OF
the state of approximately $44s,0o0,-
600.
The measure was introduced and
given first reading last night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
Rdko;jiaZMiwl

Mr. w. n. Leitch, district passeng
or agent, a. G. L., with headquarters
IN Augusta, Ca, was II visitor i'm the
city Tuesday.
Mr' l.. l.. Mason, travelling pas
senger agent, Southern Pacific lines,
was In town Tuesday.
MIS-. j. III. Sessions went TO Ell
hhSham Sunday TO see her grand
father, who is very i'll.
=
Mr. w. j. Wheeler, former ticket
seller passed through Sumter Sunday
gong 10 Florence to spend the day
WIN MS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. r.
wheeler, returning to Carolina that
evening.
captain and Mrs. j. G. Mcleod are
on an extensive trip to Los Angeles,
san Francisco and many other wes-
tern cities. They write they are
having most wonderful trip
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
Poultry Hints

Last fall a county agent and poui-
try specialist visited eight farms ons
day to Gull the poultry focks because
they We're getting no eggs. Seven of
the farms were maintaining about
SeVcnty-iiVc hens each and collecting
an average OF one dozen eggs a dag.
a few had poultry houses OF the
''make-shift" type. two inch cracks
on all sides, roof of ladder types COW
ering the entire floor area which wac
from two To four inches covered with
dioppings. The flock had no qua9-
ters in which TO spend the cold wet
days. The feed consisted wholly ot
corn. Eighty per cent of these heiss
were found capable Of producinE esss
under proper management and with
proper feed
On the eighth farm was found
modern poultry house. fourteen by
forty feet, open front, shed roof, fac
ing south. Tile perChes were arr
ranged on a level with the dropping
boards The floor was dry and coy
cred with oak leaves TO a depth or
twelve inches and one hundred and
twenty-five hens were working hard
nj sunset 10 fill their crops before bed
time. The agents assisted the wife in
collecting sixty-two fresh laid eggs
n reward presented by this happy
flock for good treatment. -Four pans
Of butter milk were seen under the
shed. ~;
We should like 10 see a flock of uni
form standard poultry on every farm
in sumter county. Not until then. can
we demand the top price for our pro-
duets. Dispose of that scrubby, scaly-
leg rooster and get standard Ply
mouth Rock. Rhode Island Red,
Wyandotte or any good utility, Wig
orous bird. >'
The best layers through December
and January should be kept. for
| breeders If YOU have to build so-
cial yard to keep them confnei
| through February March and April
This will insure You eggs next winter
if you hatch them early and grow
| them well. -,,.
| If you have no green feed, EFsoni
salts given every ten days, about q
pound 70 one hundred hens, in the
drinking water will give surprisine
results. Salts has a like effect unto
green feed as a laxative and cleanser.
\ hen 10 lay well should have
lplcnty of water.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
Horse is Shot After Breaking Leg

y bay horse belonging 10 Sharper
Irlngle. Il colOred man living several
miles out Of town. became frighten
ed by an automobile yesterday after
noon at about o'clock, got loose from
It's fastening, ran away and broke its
les. The les was SO badly broken that
the shooting of the horse became a
necessity.
The horse was hitchcd TO tele-
phone pos on the right side of Sum
ter street just at the jail yard. 4
Ninton automobile, the property Of
Nr. +. l1Orres, which was being driv-
en- by cOlOrcd chatfeur. drove too
near the horse in efforts TO avoid
mud puddles in the street. causing
the horse 10 break away. The horse
ran up Sumter street, turning the cor
n"r at Calhoun where it fell and in
some manner managed TO break one
OF It's hind legs. The horse was shot
10y Onicor b. II. DuRant
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
CALCIUM ARSENATE|
FOR BUSTING
Samples For Analysis Must Be
Sent Through the County
Agents

clemson college, Feb. 10.-F'armers
and dealers who wish TO have analyZ-
cd samples Of calcium arsenate for
cotton dusting must send the sam
pies through the county agents to the
Delta Laboratory, Tallulah, La. This
ruling is made in n recent letter from
Is. Il. Coad. entomologist in charge
OF the Delta Laboratory, to Prof. A.
F' Conrad, cntomologiSt for the
South Carolina State Crop Pest COM
mission. The letter from Mr.. Coad
is given below:
In the past we have been analyz-
ing samples of calcium arsenate sent
In by farmers ant. dealers and are
drsirous OF continuing this service.
nut 1T has now proven impossible to
continue on this basis. The only So
luton of the difficulty which now
confrontS us seems to be to establish
4 rule that we will analyZc only sam
plos which arc sent i'm by county
agents, and this will be our policy
hereafter We still consider it quite
important that all shipments of cal
cilm arscnate be sampled and analyz-
ed and are anxious to do this for ev-
clEone who is planning to poison the
Dol WeoVil. Consequently, if you have
any calcium arsenate, communicate
with your county agent and have
him send the samples for free anaIv-
sis.
Very truly yours,
H. Il. COAD,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12

The fight that has been wagcd in
the legislature against the truaut Of
ficers on the grounds OF economy is
in reality an indirect attack of the
compulsory education law. The COM
pulsOry education law without an Of
fiCcr TO enforce il is Il law without
teeth and the very people who need
the law and require force to compel
them TO send their children 10 school
will immediately drop back into the
habit OF Keeping the children out OF
school 20 grow up in ignorance. The
mat0ritN of people send their children
10 school willingly and gladly, but
there is It small minority who are
ignorant and cVinCc II disposition to
raise up their children to follow in
their footsteps. These people hold
back the progress of the state and the
only way they can be helped to inn
prove their own condition and that
of the community as a whole is &c
compel the younger generation to aC-
back to its origin it is safe to say thai
! the movement to Kill the Compul.
| sorry education law by taking away
/ the only Instrument for its offectiV,
enforcement had its inception with
that element that has opposed tn,
compulsory education law from tn,
time IL was first suggested, .l.a.t.s,s2
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
What About the Cool Roads?

Editor Daily Item:
What has become OF that great
two and a-haif. million dollar bond
issue that we voted on last year?
IL seemed that everybody nearly was
In favor OF it. As We remember IL,
there was "a great amount Of enthus.
tasm at that time and "a strong COM
mittee was appointed to carry out the
wishes OF the people as indicated in
The results OF the election.
Wonder III there cannot he some
thing done about getting that big
hard surface road building program
under way. Labor was never more
plentiful and probably cheaper just
now than 10 will ever be aguin. Men
with material TO sell are begging for
most any sort OF decent offer on
H. Contractors were. never as keen
10 ra big job than now. Some OF
then have IA many as hundred
head of mules that are eating their
heads off and have not done days
week I'm months.
sumter county does rot expect to
make any money this year on hei
EARN PRODUCES Why cannot we see
that this two and a-half million dol.
lars In properly spent I'm the county
night now when that amount of new
money spent In this county right now
Will do wonders? II will revive bust.
ness. give people money to spend and
make ours most prosperous coun.
~ right when We need II most. w,
believe that there should be som,
pressure used at once upon our com
mlttee to see that the expressed will
OF the people Is carried out and car
visd out now.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
Would Prevent Nlistriuls.

representative J. O. Sheppard Of
EdSchcld, son of Former Governor
and ex-senator Sheppard. is introduc-
ing "Wednesday a bin to eliminate the
requirement that iuries in civil cases
shall always render unanimous de-
Cisions The bill would allow IL de-
cision by the jury on Il civil case
where nine of the twelve jurymcn
agree. This is regarded az an inn
portant bin and will likely bring forth
strong arguments. on both sides. The
purpose OF the bill will ii is said. be
to reduce the number Of mistrials
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12

MiS Carrie Cain OF Laurens is visit =
ing her aunt. Mrs. T.. j. Gallagher.
Mr.. w. III. Fielder In spending some
time In Charleston.
Miss Louise Warren of Spartanburg
mas been called to Sumter on account
or the sickness of her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Bland left this
morning for a short trip to Laurens.
Mt. j. A. Stubbs left for Tampa,
FLORIDA, Monday night on a visit OF
several weeks to his family.
Miss Hannah Montgomery of Bish-
Dpville In the visitor OF Miss Pauline
Haynsworth on Warren street.
Ma M. r. CordeB has returned to
fhe city
Mn 7. B. suber left this morning
Tor Columbia to attend the marriage
of her sister. Miss Eleanor MoNinch,
20 MIR. E,oyd Lawhorn OF Florence.
formerly OF sumter. The wedding will
take place Thursday afternoon at 8
o'clock In the A. II. Il. church in Co
lumbfa-
Mr.. r. II. Clarke has gone to New
York on business
Mr.. !. &. Strauss left last night for
New York.
Miss Ls,cile Timmons OF Columbia
pased through the city this morning
en route for Manning.
Mr.. Rilmot Owens has returned to
ME nome In the city after a stay OF
several months In Wilmington, N. c.
Miss Mamie Chandler has returned
10 Sumter after q visit or several days
IN Clinton and Columbia:
S1iss Annie Hepburn OF Florence
- visiting her sister, Mrs. r. C. Reed
cn Salem Ave.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12

shrine Club Holds Meeting.

The sumter Shrine Club held a
ehon meeting Monday afternoon at
o'clock vt the Chamber Of Com
merce hall for the purpose OF the cleo
tion OF officers for the year 1921. The
old officers. without exception. were
reelected TO serve during the. cnsuing
year. They are George d. Levy.
president: II. NJ. Jones. vice-president
and TX. L. Mcleod. secretary and
treasurer.
The following mobiles were elected
90 serve on the executive committee:
w. L. Whitehead. Abe Ryttenberg. s.
k. Nash. j. III. Myers ane @. l..
Hnynsworth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
A few doses 6G6 break a cold.--Advt

In response to AN urgent plea for
contestants to enter an embroidery
contest which was put on by The
Starr Needle Work Magazine of New
York sumter was splcndidly repre-
sented by Mrs. \. j. Bynum who won
"a prize for tho best piece Of cOlOrcd
embroidery received and Mrs. Phil
lip Gilliard for the best i'm the white
embroidery. The contest was nation
wide and open TO all comcrs. Six
prizes were offered. Many congratu-
lations have been extepteded to these
two ladies for the skill and great
beauty Of the work for which they
received the prizes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
Home Demonstration Department.

Schedule Of agent for week begin-
ming February Z, 1921:
Monday-Concord, Wilder Poultry
Clubs.
Tuesday---Office. ...
Wednesday-Bethel H. y. c.
Thursday-Providenc Girls III. u.
{. Women's II. y. G.
Friday-Baker Girls II. ID. c.. wo.
mons II. i. c.
Saturday--Ofice
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12

Mrs. A. j. Bynum left today for a
"trip TO Greenville.
ir. Abe Weinberg returned to the
city this morning after visit of sew
eral days In Columbia.
Mas May James of Bishopville will
arrive IN the city this evening for q
visit of n few days to Mrs. c. c..
Beck. Jr.
Mr. u Il. Blanchard left for Char
votte. ". G., where he viii spend the
Weekend.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-12
Death.

Mrs. Sue Johnston. wife Of Mr. n.
+. Johnston, died yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock az her home i'm the Zoar
neighborhood about six miles from
sumter Mrs. Johnston was in her
31th year
The funeral services were held
this morning at IL o'clock at the Zoar
church.