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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-04
AGERMAN ADVAN.- AGE.

AS matters stand. Germany has a
huge Joke on the allies, including the
United States. While all Of the other
powers are straining their resources
TO maintain and increase their defen-
sive armament, Germany is freed
from that burden, and able therefore
TO devote all her resources to paying
her war bills and getting on her feet
economically.
Germany. it must be admitted,
Veu}d never have chosen this situa-
ton. Disarmament never appealed to
{ the Germans They opposed it con-
semptuously every time it was sus-
gested, before 1914-for what rea-
3 son. the world now konws. They
would doubtless have preferred to re-
tain big standing army and navy
when peace was made. The old
style military leaders would still
urge armament, if they saw any hope
OF getting away with it. But it is
aawning on the German people as a
whole that what appeared to them
at hrst an intolerable imposition is
really blessing. Accordingly. they
sven express sympathy for the military
burdens. with which the other powers
are voluntarily struggling.
If things keep on as they are, with
fhe allied AID associated powers vast
nag their substance in competitive
armament on Germany's part may
prove TO be a German victory in dis
saise. Germany may finish on top,
n peaceful development and eompe-
tition. because Of her enemies self
imposed handicap.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-04
The Road Bonds
Question
Sentiment of People Opposed to
Immediate Sale of Bonds

Editor Daily Item:
In regard to the good roads bond
issue l want to say that l not only
agree with Mr.. K. w Dabbs in prefer
ring to risk the combined good judG-
ment of the commission. except Mr.
Jennings. as against the Judgment of
Mr. Jennings himself, but | am. in
deed. glad that they differ with hlr.
Jennings in their judgmente in the
matter We are laboring under diff
:ficulties, serious problems are con-
fronting us. and not the least of these
with most Of US i3 making living
Gust ordinary at thaD and having
enough left to pay taxes. much les"
having something to pay on the very
heavy obligations due to our friends
from last year on account Of the slump
in cotton prices. / cannot say that !
would like the matter Of the bond is
sue referred to the people again. tor
in my Judgment it would be defeated
overwhelmingly under the present
times, but / do believe and | am con-
fident 80 per cent of our people are
not only willing for the sale Of the
bonds to lie over for while, but are
real glad that the commission are
holding off the sales.
understand thot there will be
near two thousand executions for
taxes issued in Sumter. Isn't that an
awful state of affairs Only today Il
widow lady from another conmun-
| ity in our county appealed to ne tor
help in the matter Of paying her
ayes and the probabilities are had
f, this not occurred you'd not have been
bothered for space in publishing
this. but it is q ,act that we should
have sorac regard for the people VINO
barely can. exc out a living By hard
work and economy and not burden
them any more with additional taxes
in order that a few Of us might have
/ pleasure riding on hard surfaced
roads in our automobiles and also
save expense bills in their upkccp.
! Our county Will be nearer 70 normal
! jconGitions sometime and we tecl sur"
the good roads commission IS acting
wisely and we'll in waiting until con
ditions appear to be such that our
people could bear the burden OF adj
ditional taxes or If prosperity is With
held until the cost of labor and ma
terial are much cheaper which VIII
undoubtedly happen unless prosperity
returnS
Thanking YOU for Your kindness in
p,Iblishing this and promising You It
is my last on the subject and with
best wishes for YOU and your publ
alton, | am respectfully.
w. w. Green.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-04
Negro Killed at
Pumping Station
Shedrick Johnson is Crushed To
Death When Clothing
Catches in Cogs of
Pump

Shedrick Johnson. negro employee
of the city. was found dead Thursday
morning at about o'clock in the
pumping station by Supcrin tendent A.
Schilling, with his body entanSled in
the machinery Of one OF the 250
gallon water pumps.
MIR. Schilling stated that he had
gone over to the station about $40
this morning as was his usual custom.
The first thing out of the ordinary
that he noticed was smoke coming
from one of the pump motors. He
stated that he went over TO the switch
board and saw that the switch was off.
He then looked around for Johnson,
who was on the night shift, to ask
him what the trouble w:.s Upon go
in5 ever to the smoking motor he
then found the body of the negro
jamrleG tightly into the pump ma
chinery. Mr.. Schilling then telephoned
to the police headquarters and also
to the city manager. With the aid of
outside help Mr.. Schil'ing loosened
the shaft of the pump and removed
the ad body of the negro. AS near
as IT IS possible to Surmlse and frcm
all traces of evidence that was obtain
able, the negro was killed instaneous-
ly by being crushed to death in the
pump, after the cogs of the machinery
had caught the negros right arm
and forcibly jammed him into the
pump machinery. The negro's body
was so tightly wcdSed in the pump
that the motor driving this pump was
stalled This motor was burned out
by the current after being stalled and
before the automatic switch opened
to cut off the current. Some Of the
clothing Of the negro and also his
body was burned by the flame caus-
ed by the burning out of the motor.
The body Of the negro was badly
crushed and there was one cut on his
head. When found in the pump his
feet were clear of the floor and his
body doubled over the pump shaft
with his head downward in a small
space between the mechanism Of the
The watch found in the ne
gro's pocket was stopped. 1t record
ed the time of the fatal accident as
being 5:3S. The electrical chart which
shows the current demands Of the
motor also showed this as being about
the time when the power went off
from the motor.
The verdict Of the coroner's jury
reached after inquest. which was held
at the pumping station this morning
at 1920 was that Shedrick Johnson
came to his death in the city Of Sum-
ter, June 2, 1921. by his own careless
ness, when wiping or oiling machinery
while in motion at the pumping sta
ton, contrary to the strict and stand
ing orders of the engineer in charge.
Johnson was about 65 years old,
and had been in the employ Of the
city of Sumter ilitermittantly for
period of nearly 90 years. He has
been working at the city pumping
station steadily for the last four
years and was always found to be a
very faithful workman.
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THE FOURTH DEGREE.

Everybody is familiar with what
police call the third degree" AS
applied to prisoners, it means pro-
longed and incessant bonlbardment Of
a.. suspected criminal with questions
intended to break down his guard or
his endurance an6 lead TO a confes-
sion. A plan precisely opposite. which
might be called the fourth degree
sis being applied to a prisoner in the
Middlesex county Jail at Haddam,
Conn.
~ Al man suspected Of numbering
four people is held on technical
charge Of felonious assault, which
merely involved pursuing his wife
with a revolver and had nothing
whatever to do with the murders.
grom the beginning nobody has said
a word to him about those murders.
The police ignore his questions. and
his guards are under instructions 20
avoid the subject. The members Of
his family never come to see him.
There is nobody that he can talk to.
He is left alone with his thoughts,
and will be until the grand jury meets
IN September, unless guilty and tor
*urots memories drive him sooner to
q confession of the crimes Of which
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TRADE ACCEPTANCES
BY J. L. O'Neil

BY j. l.. y Nell
There are two kinds of acceptance:
Trade AcceptanceS and Bank Ac-
ceptances.
In Great Britain and in many coun-
tries of Continental Europe practically
every commercial transaction is finan-
ccd by means Of time draft. or bill
of exchange The draft is drawn by
The seller Of the merchandise and pre-
scented to buyer. who. if ne lindS II
| satisfactory writes across its face the
word Accepted" signs his name. anc
returns the draft TO the seller. 1t ther
becomes q trade acceptance SOUND
circulating medium Of finance which
ordinarily comands a low rate Of in
terest and which the seller. if he de-
sires. may discount at his bank.
The use Of the trade acceptance in
this county prior to the civil war was
more or less general, but after tha'
conflict the increasing financial disor-
Can;zation and the risk attending the
granting Of long credits created q de-
lnand for cash which made ras!I dis
count system so popular that it t:as
since continued III IdEt i Ilio ltN g
the open book account. While the
trade acceptance today is being used
to much greater extent than Il few
years ago, goods are still bought and
sold largely on open account.
a very active and aggressive propa-
ganda is being carried on throuSht the
principal commercial centres of the
of +3-of n fu 6.
and their use has considerably in
creased. Many Of the leading COM
mercial and industrial concerns have
adopted this new system Of credit and
most banks are inclined to purchase
such two-name paper arising from ac-
tual commercial transactions between
:he drawer and the acccptor.
A trade acceptance is time draft
or a bill Of exchange, drawn by the
seller Of goods on the buyer for the
purchase price, and accepted by the
buyer. payable on a certain date at a
place designated on he eacc of the IN
strument. y trade acceptance amounts
to a negotiable guarantee by the pur-
chaser of goods that at a specified
time and place he will pay the pur-
chase price. An acceptance being a
negotiable instrument, the seller. by
means of it. may obtain the use OF the
outlay it represents for further enter
priscs by selling it to his bank.
A note is ordinarily used to borrow
money or to settle overdue Obligations
A trade acceptance shows on its face
that it is drawn by Nhe seller on the
purchaser of merchandise for the
price of the goods. When accepted
if becomes a valid promise to pay on
a. specified date, a negotiable lnstru-
mcnt equally as binding upon the per
son accepting it as his promlssorE
note would be. AS trade acceptance
is an obligation Of the buyer indorsed
bv the seller, the bank diScountlng Il
is secured by two-name instead OIL py
onc-name paper. as is the case WIZ
most promissory notes.
Trade and bank acceptances are m
strur,ents of credit which should De
emploved in the financing OF business
and industry. in the moving of crops
and in numerous other ways. an"
American merchants should make use
of them as the best method OF caIr!-
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promptness in fulfilling obligations.
The small buyer is better able to
compete with larger firms. since The
trade acceptance gives him a better
credit rating and places his business
on definite financial basis. which
cannot be the, case when his debts are
the form Of open ACCOUNTS with no
means of ascertaning when they will
be liquidated.
Sellers or manufacturers with limit
ed capital. by the adoption OF the
trade acceptance method avoid the
necessity Of heavy bori owing, and The
tying up Of their capital and borrowed
money in open accounts. and. IS their
opera ing expenses arc reduced. their
profits are accordingly increased.
Moreover. the merchant can estimate
With a considerable degree Of Ger
tajnty what his income will be from
month to month, for, with its fixed
d;, c OF maturity, payment Of a trade
acceptance can usually be counted
upon. A merchant receiving trade
acccptances may discount them at
his bank and thus obtain the immedi-
ate use of funds required for his busi-
ness.
The practical effect Of the Ordinary
book account is to burden the seller
with the financing Of the customers
business This not only ties up the
capital OF the seller, thus narrowing
tn" scope of his business, but also
wca kcns his financial statement be-
cause of the character = his accounts.
Ev demanding trade a eptances, the
SELLER is able to overcoA.e these diff
cultics. since eligible aSceptances are
considered an excellent investment
for banks, and may be readily negou-
ated.
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ing on both their foreign and domes-

ing on both their foreign and domes-
tic trade.
The seller desiring to use the ac
cep ance method. in making out an in
voice for a sale Of goods forwards
with the invoice "a time bill or draf;
drawn on the purchaser for the pur-
chase price, payable at a specified
date: or where the buyer makes Sev-
er;l purchases Of small amounts dur
i ing the month, the seller in making up
thc monthly statement forwards With
it draft or bill made out for the to-
ia amount due. Nhea the purchaser
of goods receives the draft or bill he
may pay it at once. having deducted
wfa ever is allowed as a discount for
prompt payment in cash. or he may
write across the face thereof the date
and the words. Tor example, Ac-
ccpted-payable at Guaranty Trust
Company of New York The buyer
then signs his name and returns the
instrument to the seller. Th" latter
either keeps it until a few days be-
fore it natures. when he sends 1t to
his bank, which makes collection
from the bank ut which the lnstru-
mont is payable. or if the seller desires
funds he may discount it at his bank
or sell it in the open market throuen
an acceptance dealer.
The place &c payment is at the office
Of the buyer of the goods. namely. the
acceptor. If no other place IS deSlS-
mated. To facilitate the collection OF
trade accept;,nces the paper should be
made payable at the acceptor'S bank.
and the banker and acceptor should
make arrangements so that maturing
acceDtanccs arc charged TO the ac-
ceptor's account on the date OF ma
turity. In most states. however. the
banker may automatically charge
maturing acceptances to his customers
account.
In countries abroad where bills OF
exchange and acceptances have
reached their highest development as
credit instruments and circulating
mediums, it has been the custom that
they should be issued for commercial
purposes or against actual business
transactions. They should represent
current merchandise transactions con-
nccted with the purchase and sale OF
goods. and should not be given 1of
overdue accounts or borrowed money
The custom in this country follows
the rulings of the Federal Reserve
Board respecting eligibility for dis
count and pruchaSc by Federal Reserve
banks.
The trade acceptance releases funds
tied llp in outstanding accounts. ana
invested capital acquires more liquid
itv under a system which offers neSo-
table paper in place of non-neGotlabie
open book accounts. Relations be-
tween buyer and seller are vastly M
proved by paper which clearly defines
their respective rights and Obligations.
and extravaganza is checked by the
constant reminder TO t..c dcb.or that
his credit is apt 10 be tested at ans
time.
The buyer derives certain advan-
taces from the use of the trade ac-
ceptance. 1t developsl in him the hap
it of careful buying. Senabies him 10
Judge how he stands financially and
what he can do with his capital. and
if strengthens his credit He is able
definitely to fix the dates of his pay
,I,,,c habit OF
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J. E. Jones Ends Life

Abbevillc. June II. T.. Jones,
treasurer of Abeville county, killed
himself at his home today about
o'clock. Using a pistol to take his life.
III health is assigned as the cause
of the act.
Mr.. Jones was appointed treasurer
of Abbeville county 10 fill out the
unexpired term Of Mr.. Chalmers
who in turn was appointed to fill out
the unexpired term Of J. +. Bradley.
Mr. Jones leaves a wife and six chill
dren.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-04
BANDIT CHASE
IN TENNESSEE

Knoxville Tenn. June 2.-Tom
Chritmas and Harry Wilson, who are
being sought for alleged participa-
ton in the killing of George Lewis and
the attempted ROBBERY of the Oak
dale bank. are said to have eluded
their pursuers. An Augmented posse
is on their trail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-04
Marriage License accord.

A marriage license has been issued
TO y. NJ. Carter of Sumter and Mrs.
Matte Rhoden of Columbia.
Colored: l. ID. Pinson Philadelphia
and Bessie a. Bucknor of Sumter.
Ulysses McFadden and Henrianna
Kennedy of Sardinia.
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commencement Program.

The following is the program for
commencement week:
Monday evening at $50. The Lit
tie Princess.
Tuesday afternoon at 6:15. Bat
TALON Dress Parade and Retreat.
Wednesday evening at 500, First
night of commencement.
Thursday evening at 500. Second
night Of commencement.
The public schools OF the city will
close on Friday the 10th.
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Columbia. June 2.-The Sumter
Bake-Ri.e Bakery. OF Sumter. was
chartered by the secretary of state
Wednesday. With capital stock of So
000 f. L. Conway is president. II.
a. Bultman is vice president. and G. f.
Bruner, Jr., is secretary and treasurer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-04

According to the Antwerp newspa-
pers. accommodation has now been
reserved in that port for German
shipping.
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Ocala. Fla. June 2-The county
American Legion post has teiesraphed
Carpenter the hope that he would
beat Dempsey in the world cham
pionship fight.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-06-04

The shipbuilding output in Great
Britain during 1920 was the highest
ever recorded. amounting to 16S yes
sells of 2.055.624 tons. according to
LloydS,
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medium in Sumter,
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Thanking YOU for Your kindness in
publishing this and promising YOU It
is my last on the subject and with
I,best wishes for YOU and your publ
cation, | am respectfully.
w. w. Green.
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Program is Splendid.

struction in some form in the
schools. Musical numbers in
cluded community singing led by
Miss Pickle, solos by Harold Starr
and Miss Arnold Of the high
school, and a duet by Mrs. Treu
and Mrs. Hillig. Supt. Hargis
and Mrs. Hillig. Miss Nelson
gaveA group of dialect readings.
Supt. Hargis announced the
keeping of the high school open
Wednesday evening in order that
business people might have n
opportunity to visit one session.
The school will be open and in
full operation from seven-thirty
until nine-thirty o'clock. Mrs.
C. L. Farver appointed an nomin-
ating and auditing committee to
report at the next meeting which
is the last meeting of the year.
The meeting closed with the
usual refreshments and social
hour.
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Unable to Kick.

The hush of twilight had fall
len upon all things, Including the
two figures standing in fond en-
brace by the garden gate.
At last she spoke.
Wont you come into the parl-
or, Harry DEAR" she said, land
sit a little while before you go z"
'tN-no, think not replied
Harry, hesitatingly.
II wish you would" pressed
the young girl. TITS awfully
lonely! Mother has gone out
and father is upstairs grooming
with rheumatism in the legs
"Poor fellow! Both legs 2
asked Harry, solicitously.
Yes, both, Harry replied
thesDld mans daughter.
WELL decided Harry, do
you know, perhaps I will come in
for few minutes. Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
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John McIlreavie.

personification Of human faith
fulness and loving, kindness all
through the years Of his invalid
ism.
The relatives from away who
attended the funeral service in
Guided beside the children and
Mrs. McBaih, Mrs. J. P. Gearsch-
windt, Mrs. John McMaster, Jr.,
and John McMaster, Sr. of Sleepy
Eye, Miss Anna Mcmillan Of
Rochester, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. N.
Hanson of Sleepy Eye and J.. c..
Darling of Rochester.
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Motifs Cash Grocery
There were seven

poor man. There were seven
teen in the family. So it was
necessary for him to work hard.
He helped his father make cand-
les. He had only one year of
schooling. He ran away. He be-
came a printer. And he went to
France to get help for United
States. He helped the United
States greatly at the closing.
By jamie Streeter.
These history riddles will be
answered in next issue.
He was a poor boy. There
were seventeen in the family. He
had only one year of schooling
because he had to stay home to
help his father. He cut candle
wicks while his father made
them. He was a printer. After
while he run a printing office OF
his own. He printed the best
paper in the United States. He
was a very great helper to the
United States at the time of the
Revolutionary War. Who was
this MAINLY Laird Dennis
toun.
He was very poor. His father
sent him out to work. He did
not like his master SO he ran
away. He was sold as a slave.
He did not like his master SO he
ran away again. Going back to
his old home they were about to
make an expedition to a new
country. He wanted to see all OF
the world he could. So he went
along with them as captain. He
had many narrow excapes from
the Indians. Who was this
man BY Wayne Ramey.
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CLOSING OUT AUCTION

rented and will quit farming and will
public Section
Township Northwest Morgan and Southeast
~ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ID,
I 60
100 Black
years, months old Gray
weight 1900 ~
ssssSsa CATTLE nd HOGS
cows
weight
SIS 80 POULTRY
so chickens ..s $780, turkeys S geese
EXTRA FARM MACHINERY.
A. M. at
JACOB SCHMIDT. Owner
c. CROCKER, Z FARMERS + MERCHANTS STATE RANK,
n 1ss
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Lee. 7-I4-ZIJ s. q "A n
CITATION FOR HEARING ON FIN
AL ACCOUNT AND FOR DIS
TRIBUTION.
ESTATE OF EDWARD VAN AUS
DALI.
State Of Minnesota, County Of Red
wood, SIS. In Probate Court,
In the Matter of the Estate Of
Edward Van Ausdall, Decedent.