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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-27
Victim of Macon
Hotel Fire
Former Columbia Mil Man
Burned to Death

Columbia, Aug. 25.-One OF the
men who lost his life in the terrible
hotel fine in Macon. Ga. last Sum
day night, was a former Columbian
a native of Lexington county. ard
his funeral was held in Lexington
yesterday. He was John X. Hayes,
who in recent years has lived in
Macon and at the time Of his death
waS : judicial magistrate.
M. Hayes was once superintend-
ent Of the Capital City Cotton Mill
of Columbia He was 6S years of
age He leaves several relatives
in Lexington and a daughter in Co
lumbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-27
HOUSE R. R.
Bill. GOES
SENATE
Measure Framed To
Fund the Debts Of
Railroads Passed
by Vote Of "a
to 1923

Washington. Aug. 22.-The ad-
ministrations railroad funding bin
was passed tonight by the house.
The measure now goes TO the sen
ate. The vote was PA TO 1913. 1t
is not the present intention of the
senate to take up the bill before the
recess.
An unsuccessful effort was mode
10 eliminate q section which pro-
vides that no payments shall be
made by the government to any
carriers ION account OF the social
ed inetHciency Of labor during
federal control An amendment to
strike out this provision, offered
by Representative Webster, Wash
ington. a Republican member Of the
commerce cor mittee which had
favorably reported the bill, was re-
jected, 145 to II.
Another provision Of the section
which Mr.. Webster failed to have
stricken out stipulates that no
funds shall be used in making set
Elements with carriers which do not
forever bar such carriers from
setting UP any further claim, right
or demands Of any kind or charac-
ter against the United States grow
inS out Of or connected With the
possession, use, or operation Of such
carriers property by the United
States during the period Of federal
control"
Proponents Of the measure sue
ceeded in voting down all motions
to amend the bill in important par
ticulars and as passed the measure,
except for few minor changes, is
in the form? III which it was report
ed to the house.
DuDring four hours Of general
debate, three members OF the COM
mittce besides Mr.. Webster, Repre-
sentative Rayburn OF Texas, John
son Of Mississippi and Muddlestone
OF Alabama, all Democrats, eX-
expressed opposition to the bill. Mr..
Rayburn, however, urged retention
Of the section which Mr.. Webster
urged eliminating.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-27
Pis"ah News and Views.

Pisgah. Aug. 22.-The hot wealth
er still continues. Possibly We may
get little relief after a while. At
ter eating up the forms on cotton
tie weevils have commenced on
the bolls An inspection showed
that they are making fine progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Rogers Of
St. Matthews are visiting relatives
and friends here, who are glad to
see them.
The meeting in the interest Of
law ard order at Beaver Dam
church. twelve miles above Cam
den yesterday was largely attended
by some Of the best people IN ker-
shaw county, the speeches We're in
teresting and instructive and show
ed a determination to enforce the
law. Among those who spoke We're
Judge ". Is. DeLoach. c. W. Birch
more. editor of Wateree Meseng-
er: J. B. Wallace. Rev. Mr.. Ow-
ings, j. +, DuPre. Belton Owens
and W. y. Anderson.
The next meeting Will be at
Bethany church at Westvilie on
Southern read. third Sunday in
September.
Hope we viii have something OF
that scrt after while for al
counties need q shaking up TO XIII
or stop the lawlessness Of the day
| notice some papers are jump
ing or the governor: they had bet
ter clean their own doorsteps be-
fore attacking the chief executive,
then their advice would be worth
a little. The governor is no more
responsible Tor people gcing into
Georgia than am. y good many
Geor2ians have come over here
and done more than the South Car
olinians ever done. and You hear
nothing about it, here.
CTwo wrongs do not make a
right. Neither does the failure OF
one official to do his duty. excuse
or justify another official for fall-
ing to co his duty.-Ed)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-27
SUCKERS AMONG
HIGH UP
FINANCIERS
Band Of Crooks in
Chicago Obtained
Millions From the
Banks, Brokers
and Million
naires

chicago, Aug. 23.-Miliions OF
dollars of worthless notes, stolen
bonds, fraudulent deeds of trust
and forged certificates OF deposit
have been flung on the markets Oh
the country, federal agents declar-
led today after Investigating oper-
Cations of a band alleged to have
been headed by Charles W. French
and John f. Worthlngton.
Banks, bond issues, Investment
security brokers and wealthy busi-
aess men from coast to coast were
Eeclared to have been the victims
sor dupes of one Of the most gigan-
&c swindies ever unearthed By fed
Aral agents.
SIX s,nillion dollars worth OF
stolen bonds, nearly sS,00o,000 III
worthless notes and hundreds OF
thousands of dollars worth OF
crust deeds and forged certificates
sof deposit have been traced by de-
partment of justice agents, 1t was
said
The revelations resulted from a
confession accredited TO Alva w.
Iarshman;. who was declared to
nave been a private secretary TO
french, and who surrendered to-
day. He was alleged to have told
aof deal negotiated by French
For the purchase OF a bank IN the
Middle West that involved the eA-
Hhange of sS00,o00.
a Washington, D. c., man, ac-
seording to Harshnan, was TO OBJ
aain certified checks for So00,oOo
There. These checks. he said, were
sao be presented to the bank own
:sers and when the band gained coli-
trol OF the establishment, they
Were to cash all certificates Of de-
post the bank owned. The money,
he said, would then be forwarded
So the Washington man who would
deposit it before the certified
checks on the original transaction
were cleared ane returned. Many
other similar deals were also de-
scrsbed.
In another case, it was asserted,
large amount of stolen securities
ere placed with a small country
bank Ia return for a certificate of
dgppsif The deposit slip, it was
said, was cashed and the bank left
holding the securities which would
Se identified and reclaimed when It
Sried to realize on them.
According to the alleged confes-
@sion made by Harshman, the band
sdeeunsiderable money dispos-
ing Of real estate mortgages. An-
other deal said to have been made
I'm Milwaukee by the band is being
investigated by government agents.
It was declared to have netted the
sHiadlers 100000. It was said
sahatsA. e. Strehin, who was arrest
ed today in Milwaukee, will be
questioned regarding this transac-
ton.
Worthington was arrested some
weeks ago and is being held in
S106, 900 bond in connection with
mail robberies totailing approx
mately Sc, 000, 900. French, alleg-
ed sto behis right hand man, was
arrested yesterday with several Of
his associates. Today CT Stro-
bel was taken into custody in Ak
ron, Ohio, and A E. Srrekin was
arrested IN. Milwaukee.
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The Gospel of Honest Work.

In the course Of the long session
Of the American Federation Of La
Dor at Denver there were many
speeches on many topics. One
speech stands out among them all,
,.re-eminent for good sense and
straight thinking-that Of Mr.. John
II. D0nlin. president Of the Build
ing Trades department Of the fed
Grafton. 1t struck out nanfully
against the idea that has taken
possession Of many manufacturers,
employers and workingmen who
are engaged in building, that graft
ing and loafing, saddling the build
ing industry with every kind Of IL
legitimate cost and foolish restric-
tioa. are somehow good for the
people who make their living in the
building trades.
Mr.. Donlin was addressing union
worlimen. but he devoted hlr II
chiefly 10 the mistakes Of laborins
men in trying TO see how costly and
difficult they could make building.
lie does not believe-as no one
else with common sense believes
that labor alone IS to blame. He
had some hard things to say about
the men who manage great indus
tries, ard he said nothing that the
evidence brought out by the LOCK-
wood committees investigation IN
New York does not justify. But ne
did not stop with castigating the
other side; he went on to tell his
hearers what their own duty was to
their craft and to the community
Of which they are a part. Here are
some Of the things he said, which
can be read with profit by everyone
who is engaged in productive in
dustry:
we must excel in individual eff
cheney. Cost Of productica tells
the tale
Wealth cannot be distributed
until it is produced; the more we
produce the richer we shall be and
the more dollar will buy. The
less we produce the poorer we shall
be and the less a dollar will buy.
Labor must be paid according
to American standards, and it must
produce accordingly. We cannot
be unmindful Of our responsible
ties. Capital and management must
bear their share Of the burden Of
readjustment Labor must agree
10 high minimum output for each
individual. That will keep wages
up and the cost Of living down" II
only everyone would recognize the
truth Of that remark!
One other useful piece Of advice
that Mr.. Donlin gave to labor was
that it must stop tying up work on
buildings when the only question at
issue. is one of Jurisdiction
where two or more unions are dis
putting which shall do certain work
or how the work, shall be divided
among them. None Of the many
annoyances that have driven
builders nearly mad is SO vexatious
as that; none Of the many delays
that have increased cost and dis
couraged enterprise is so utterly
without excuse as that. Mr. Doniin
is right in saying that jurisdiction
al disputes are usually started for
reasons that will not stand exam
iration by the magnifying glass
The Youths Companion
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Luther is
Some IwirIer
With Premier Pitcher in the
Box Sumter Takes Third
Game From Hartsville
4 to 2

With Luther. the Sulnta:, ace,
on the mound, the home crowd
took the third game OF the series
| from Hartsville. 4 TO ,, making II
an even break The visitors We're
able 10 get to Punk" in only one
inning. the sixth, when they scored
their runs on three hits, q base on
balls and q fie!der's choice. Both
pitchers worked we'll and if At
kinson had kept his head in the
fourth the story might have been
different. For five innings the enc
my only got one hit off Luther and
three men to first base. In the last
three innings two men got on
! through hits. one a three baSser.
! but the tall boy tishtened up and
there was no damage. Atkinson
forced S men to miss the third
strike, getting Cauthen three times,
and Luther had 30 10 his credit.
Swami breezing four times.
Sumter crosses the platter first
in the fourth when O'Connor, G.
singled to right and Crawford laid
down a neat sacrifice. going out
Atkinson to Turnipseed. Shealy, y.
walked and when Atkinson knock
ed down Cauthen'S tap over his
head and threw TO first too late to
get the runner after closely IN
specting each bag to see ii the run
ner was there, the bases were
crowded to capacity. Frank Shealy
popped up a little fly behind short
which fell safely. G.. O'Connor scor-
ing and I: other two base runners
advancing. Much argument cane
up. bat the umpres called it an in
field fy and the batter out. Archie
O.Connor singled sharply to right
and Shealy and Cauthen scored
easily. Ienoir flew out to center
closing the rally. The last friendly
run came in the seventh after two
were down. Lenoir singled over
second. Luther attempted to sac
rifice and failing hit sharply TO sec
ond. Walkers made nice bare
hand stop Of the slounder and With
Bull and Turnipsced executed a
neat double killing. Phillips took
Haltiwanser's place and singled
over third. O'Connor hit hard be-
tween first and thru and had the
throw beaten. but Walters threw
past drst and third and second held
runners. Crawford singled hard to
right and Phillips tailed. On an
attempted double steal OConnor
was run down for the third out.
The guests threw quite scare
into the crowd in the sixth when
Bull walked with one down and
advanced 10 second on TurH:p-
seeds single. Flowers, II. forced
| the latter at second, Shealy to
! Cauthen. placing Bull on third
from where he scored on Annette
one timer. Flowers scored on Wal
ters' single down the right field fou1
line and both runners advanced on
the throwin to be left when Flow
ers, l.. flew out 20 right.
Score by innings:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-27
Cuba's $ Sugar
Crop Dilemma
The Industry Must Be Protec.
ted by the Government, or
It VIII Be Absorbed by
Foreign Creditors

Correspondence Of Associated Press
Havana, Cuba, July 29.-The
problem confronting the Cuban
government as a result Of the col
lapse Of the sugar market is Set
forth by Diaro De La Marina under
the heading The Sugar crop, a
Dilemma for President Zayas' as
follows:
According to the last weekly
bulletin sugar production, on July
IS. reached total Of 3,50S,20S
Qong) tons. Six huge mills in
Oriente province which continue
grinding viii swell the total Of our
crop to 3,G00,000 tons.
Exports from the present crop
up to July 1G We're only l.552.512
tons, compared With 2,SG0,7l6 tons
the same late last year. We have
exported 3Aly II per cent of the
productioA. against the 80 per cent
of last year and we still have a
stock close to 100000 tons which
as q result Of the state of the
American and other markets, It
will be virtually impossible to place
during the present year. The COM
ing crop viii be started with mar
ket so saturated that the prices will
be ruinous.
1T appears that the United
States will not need this year even
100000 tons more OF our supply
and, as Europe with its high eX-
change Goes not care TO pay cash,
the sugar sales commission will
not be able to find an outlet for
our surplus, which will exceed l.
100000 tons.
This situation presents the fol-
lowing dilemma: Leave the sugar
industry 10 it's own fate: allow the
sugar to De sold at two cents a
pound, or at the price available
when a market offers itself; allow
foreign creditors to acquire those
sugar mills still held by CubanS;
allow foreign banks and the sugar
commission to sell to tn ehighest
bidder the sugar plantations and
have, within a year, Cuba's prln-
cipal industry IN the same state as
the railways, the telephone systems,
the port warehouses, ETC., entirely
foreign c~ned; or do something
practical& have the state, comply
ing with one OF the highest duties
for which it is created, shield this
industry, as did. the German gov
ernment il former times; as Brazil
cid more recently with her coffee:
as the Chilean government isfdelns
now with the nitrate industry.
ITO be or not to be: that IS the
question for Doctor Zayas.
ITO fulfill its duty and protect
the sugar industry, the government
must do one of two things: become
the only vender in Cuba OF sugar
or buy large part Of the actual
crop to avoid the conflict produced
bv excess world production.
There IS no other solution. And
there is 70 time to waste.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-27
Care in Ginning
Necessary
Circular Sent to Staple Cotton
Ginners by Coker & Co.

!ta.:SI I'D, -tiiS5. WI y bo.'
er OF Carolina staple cotton in this
section has noticed that an unusual
IL large percentage OF the last crop
has been rough Or gin-cut. In or
der TO discover the proportion OF
this roaGh cotton and find the
source Of It We began. about three
months ago. taking the names OF
the gins and recording the gin
names opposite the record OF the
class and condition Of each bale.
Ne have thus far listed 1928
bales from - different gins. and
our classers have called 1853 bales
smooth. $50 bales slightly rough.
and 40 bales rough or gin-cut.
In other words. out Of each 100
Sales which we have handled re-
Gently - bales We're smooth. l5
bales slightly rough. and s bales
rough CT gin-cut. The percentage
OF smooth cotton coming from gins
from which We're listed % bales or
more runs from 81 per cent 10 100
per cent. Only one gin made a
record Of 100 per cent, the ma
ioritv running between IS and so
per cent.
40 ginner, no matter how we'll
adjusted his machinery or how
careful he is in operating his gins.
can make a smooth sample out Of
wet o.: DAMP cotton, and a per-
centase OF the rough bales IN
douDtedly came from this cause.
The tremendous variation in the
percentage Of smooth bales from
different gins. however. shows that
there must be q great difference III
the efficiency OF the work done by
different ginnerS.
The value Of rough cotton
throughout this season has ranged
from to 5 cents below that Of
smooth cotton of the correspond
ing grade, and we should say that
5000 per bale was a very con-
serya.ive estimate Of the average
reduction in value Of the p per
cent of rough and gin-cut cotton.
We have no wish to injure the
business OF any ginner. We feel.
however. that it will be useful to
all girners and all farmers 20 have
their attention called TO the trc-
mendous losses caused by bad gin
ming. The ginner.s should see to II
hcIore the beginning OF the new
season that their machinery IS
properly adjusted, and they should
never gin a bale which is too
damp to gin smoothly, no matter
how anxious the farmer is to have
il done.
The reputation of the cotton in
this section has been built up by
careful attention 10 seed, TO gin
ming, and 10 marketing, and this
reputation has suffered during the
past year on account OF the low
grade OF the crop and the rough
ness Of its preparation. Everyone
doing business in this section is in
terested directly in the reputation
OF Carolina staple cotton, for that
is the main source OF revenue. II
order that this section may escape
the financial disaster threatened by
the short crop. it Will be necessary
for all interests TO cooperate tL
make every bale bring the highest
possible price. Such price can
only be realized for smooth, we'll
ginned, high grade cotton Of uni
form staple.
Coker Cotton Company,
David r. Coker, President
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-27
HartsvilIe Vic
tors 5 to 3
Visiting Pitcher Was Too
Strong For the Gamecocks


up in the following few words-too
much Walters. The visiting hurler
was in there With a swell hook
which caused Il batsmen to miss
the third strike Incidentally Harts-
Vile won by the comfortable mar
gin of to 3 Coupled With their
pitchers mastery twirling. the
Hartsville swatters hit hard and
timely: Annette leading with 3 out
of and Flowers, H. following on
his heels with a single and two
Dagger. Some loose fielding also
helped the guests from Cocker
town" along.
Hartsville put (, run away in the
first chapter when Bull-the hit
less wonder-walked and advanced
to third on Cauthen's error Of
Turnipseed's tap. The latter walk
ed to second when no attempt was
made to catch him. Bull scored
when Flowers. H singled, but the
hitter was thrown out at second
on Crawford's relay of Shealy's
peg. Annette grounded out, Cau-
then to Crawford.
The ''Hallites'' got this run back
very soon afterwards on O'Con-
nor G's homerun over the left field
barricade and threatened again in
the second when Cauthen was safe
on Turnipseed's error Of Cauthen's
hit down the foul line and Shealy.
A. singled to left after attempting
to sacrifice, placing two men on
with none down. O'Connor. a.
popped to first trying to sacrifice
and Cauthen was forced at third.
Walters to Annette, on Hawkins
tap to the box. Ludwig struck out.
The visitors went out in /. ,.
order in the 3rd. 4th and 3th. but
came back strong in the sixth.
Sorrel was safe on Shealy, A er-
ror and was sacrificed to the mid
die station by Bull. Turnlpseed
singled hard and both scored on a
two bagger by Flowers. II. Ar
nette singled and Flowers hesitated
thinking that O'Connor would
catch the ball O'Connor pegged
widely to third and Annette tried
for second, but was run down by
Crawford and put out: Flowers be-
ing held at the far station. AtkIn-
sons fly was smothered by O'Con-
nor, A They added the two final
markers in the seventh when Flow
ers, l.. led off with a single and
advanced to third on Swans two
base whack. The first named scor-
ed when Shealy, f. booted Wal
ters' grounder but got the runner
at first unassisted. Swan scored on
similar play when Sorrers
grounder was not handled cleanly
by the same player, but retiring
the hitter. Bull tapped out, Cau-
then to Crawford.
Sumters second run came in the
seventh on Shea!y AS three base
hit to right and his brothers in
field single with two down. O'Con-
nor A. followed suit, but Hawkins
proved unequal to the occasion and
was out Flowers, L. to "TurniD.
Crawford singled with no one
down in Sth but was left when the
next three hitters were easy outs.
Manager Hall sent up two pinch
hitters in the ninth, but to no avail.
O'Neal singled With one out. but
the next two hitters. including Phil
lips batting for Ludwig, struck
out.
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Turks Anger
John Bull
British Warships Sent t
Black Sea For Reprisals

Constantinople. Aug. 23.-Brtish
airmen who We're brought down
within the Turkish lines are being
held prisoners on the assumption
that they aided the Greeks. Brit
isn warships have been ordered TO
the Black Sea and reprisals are eX-
p.rtp6
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-27
York Farmer KillS Self.

Rock Hill, Aug. 22-Charles II.
anderson. aged So. a we'll known
farmer of the Leslie community
took his own life late yesterday al
ternoon at his home, six miles east
of the city. shooting himself
through Che head With Il pistil.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-27
Omar Temple rall Ceremonial

Columbia, Aug. 23.-November
10 and l / were today announced as
dates for the Fail Ceremonial of
omar Temple. to be held in Colum-
lia. ard Al .Araf Shrine Club. OF
Columbia. is having n large meet
ing Tuesday night TO plan for the
big gatherin% The ShrinerS OF Co
lunlbia are determined 10 make the
fall gathering one Of the biggest al
fairs of its Kind ever held in the
state.
The Columbia Shrine Club q, first
invited omar Temple with head
quarters in Charleston. and Hejaz
with headquarters III Gr"enville. 10
have Il joint ceremonial gathering
here. bat HejaZ coald not accept
;hc invitation Columbia has Shrin-
ers i'll both the Temples.
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Washington. Aug. 233.-The state
department 5 note TO Panama stat
ed cmphatic;t!ly that the United
states would not permit any hos
tiii;ies growing out Of the occupa-
tion OF the Coto region by Costa
Plea
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-27
Boil W eeyils
i'm Clarendon
Grower Of First Bale Expcts
Only One-Seventh of Crop

& The first bale of 1921 cotton rails
led in Clarendon was brought to
aManning yesterday by Mr.. W. T.
BRIGGS OF Silver and was bought by
sMrsW. G. King for 16 cents. Mr..
briggs made 187 bales last year OF
"A e5 acres, this year he has the same
znnmber of acres planted in cotton
from which he says he doesn't ex-
.pect more than 25 bales.-Manning
Times.
$ It has apparently been discovered
that 3-cent letters won't go.-Chat-
sfanooga News.
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Director For South
Carolina

Columbia, Aug. 23.-Geo. c.
Brown. the new prohibition direc-
tor for South Carolina. is We'll
known throughout the state. He Is
a native of anderson. but spent MS
bovhood in Columbia. attending
high school here and also the Uni
vers;ty. He got an appointment to
West Point. and then served as an
officer in Hawaii and on the Mex
lean border. fie was for three
years commandant Of the Bailey
Military institute. Greenwood. and
served as major in the world val
army. Since the war he has been
in real estate business in Green
wood. His parents live in Column
bia now.
Major William Z. Robertson,
of Greenville. who retires as pro-
hibition director, is also popular
throughout the state. He is Well
known in Columbia, and here and
ii Greenvilie, where he lives, he
is highly regarded.