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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Find Largest Still
Officers Make Successful Raid
in Cherokee

Gaffney, Aug. Estate Con-
stables C. Y. Allison. L. H. Allison,
D. NJ. Moore and c. G.. Phillips cap
tured the largest copper distillery
yesterday ever found in Cherokee
county, The plant was located
about 5 miles from Gaffney, and
was of more than 100 gallon ca
pacity. according to the officers.
The complete outfit was taken with
the exception Of the worm, and
four barrels of beer which was
about ready to be distilled was
poured out. The still, according to
the statement Of the officers. had
every appearance of having been
recently operated, but there was no
one near at the time of the cap
tire
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
WHITE CARD SYSTEM
INAUGURATED

The City Board Of Health has
decided to award each grocery
store, meat market, restaurant and
soda fount that conforms to all the
rules anu regulations and keep
their places of business in a thor
oughly sanitary condition, with a
white card stating this to be a
fact along with the date of the
inspection and the signature Of the
person making the inspection.
A merchant not having a card
does not mean that he is f1agrantly
violating any uf the public health
rules, but some merchants are a
little reniss on screening their
places of business properly, and 1t
will also take time to visit and is
sue cards to all Of the merchants
handling food StuffS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Goun School Child
Disadvantages Compared with
City Trained Child

r. New York, Aug. 14.-Disadvan-
|tages of the country school child in
comparison with the city trained
child are pointed out by Professor
Mabel Carney Of Columbia Uniyer-
Esity, following a series OF, confer;
Ienees with country school superin-
tendents from all over the nation.
Almost half the school children
Eof the United States, that is 8,000,-
|0o0, attend one and two teacher
rural schools in buildings Of the
box-car type, Prof. Carney said.
MANY Of these buildings are neg
sIected beyond description:
Their school term averages 137
days a year as against IS7 days a
s. ear for city children. The aver
age daily attendance for city school
children is so per cent, while for
country childrenit it is 65 per cent.
AlI this is greatly comp plicated
by the Question Of child labor on
the farm It is estimated that one
million and a half of country chill
dsen are engaged in farm labor to
their detriment and kept out of
school For this reason initeracy
is twice as great in rural as in ur-
ban territory.
The country boy or girl is get
ting only about one-half the teach
ing ability, less than half the
supervision and not quite half the
|efficient administration of school
affairs that is everywhere accord
ed the more fortunate city child.
That country children prosper
as well as they do is due more
largely TO the wholesome influence
|ef the average country home than
to any advantage gained in the one
[teacher school. The one-Ieacher
school is an archaic institution and
should be abandoned and replaced
by consolidation as quickly as
possible.
stThe wisest and most direct So
luton of our national country life
problem is to be attained through
proper attention to the rural
schools Of the country
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Remedy Suggested
For Unemployment
Federal and State Government
Agencies Can Do Much To
Relieve Situation

Atlantic City, n. j., Aug. 20
The executive council of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor today
called upon the federal and state
government forces to aid in the
relief Of the unemployment situa-
ton by Immediately concerning
themselves with putting into ope-
ration processes Of production for
public Improvement of buildings,
roads. etc, and to use the credit Of
the country Tor the encouragement
of productive processes
The councils proclamation also
called upon the organized and un-
organized wage earners ito resist
attempts at the wage reductions
and urge al the people to join in
the demand that our processes of
production be stabilized and that
the we'll organized and concerted
effort Of the exploiters of our land
for the further reduction Of wages
of men who even today, can not live
in decency and comfort, shall
come to an immediate end"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Irish Officials Appointed.

Belfast, Ireland. Aug. A
Scotsman has been chosen as head
of the Educational Department of
the Ulster government which is
probably one of the most thorny
appointments at Sir James Craig's
disposal. as the Catholic hierarchy
is keenly watching the develop
ments in this direction.
Two Irishmen. both highly quail
fled, will organize the new 4Agricul-
ture Department.
Generally no time is being lost
in NAM the Executive so that
those interested in Irish recon
struction Will be faced with gov
ernment already functioning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
He Loved Birds
But the Law Would Not Let
Him Have His Pets

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. 20.-Bereft
of his wiia bird pets, F. H. Rhom-
berg, Dubuque's nature loving her
nit, is changed man.
For mere than a score OF years
he has surrounded himself i'll his
home on rolling bottom land of the
Mississippi river with song birds
that learned to love their captivity
But as tie years ran on the state
law makers forbade caging song
birds, and recently the old man was
arrested, fined, and the birds set
free.
In one cage larger than the rest
a brilliant Kentucky Cardinal ling
cred, when a recent visitor called.
It's door was open.
'He will never go" d the old
man wiping his brow VII! a band
ana as he gazed upon th row OF
empty cages. "He is the he friend
I have leT., because u law tells
me that I am abusing 1ly friends
the birds, FOR whom I I've always
labored and loved.
There you see" and going to the
window that overlook a. orchard,
meadow am strip OF ]. ling hills,
he pointed to host O rd houses
and natural bathing POO
"If that is abusing Il things
love" he said, then l guilty"
SOU .re1s. rabbits Wi young,
cats that refuse to bother the
birds. and two great mastiffs, held
in leash by heavy log chains, COM
pleted the life of the little farm
home.
The birds We're his dearest pos
session. Hundreds more of them
built in the vicinity Of his home.
Fearful of the law yet with a de-
sire to aid the creatures he has
ministered to so long, the old man
still prepares food for the so:.g-
sters and watches them lovingly
as they fly to him for the delica-
cies he always has.
He does not fondle or caress
them now Ne is afraid Of the law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
The Cos. of Government

Clearly the most important mat
ter for the United States, as indeed
it is for all countries, is the discov-
cry Of ways and means for making
government cheaper for the people,
observes '.The Guaranty Survey
issued by the Guaranty Trust Com
pany of New York. It notes as be-
ginning in thi sdirection the: bud
get system put In operation with
General Dawes as Director, and
President Harding's plans for an
international conference to COM
slider disarmament and the question
of the Pacific. If the budget and
disarmament plans can be pros
ecuted with the success which all
hope for them, 1t is predicted that
great progress Will have been made
in the direction Of cutting down
government eXpediture
On the other hand, it is pointed
out that taxation has received little
consideration in this Congress, al
although in view of present NAL
adjustment there is no reason why
the question Of taxation should
await decreasing expenditure. Our
present tax system is a burden
which ought to be ightened
through a lowerin gof rates. The
question of the Governments rev
enue, which affects SO many adj
versely at this time, should receive
more active attention than has yet
been given to it.
redthrouv oweplanslaghoP:dgo n
It should be remembered that
governmental expeditures for 1870
exceeded those from 1871 to 1855
inclusive, a period Of 72 years, and
the financial problem confronting
the Treasury-which means the
taxpayers-in the immediate future
is so serious as practically TO make
impossible the assuming OF any ad-s
ditional burdens.
Furthermore, it is imperative fer
the taxpayers of this country Sc
riously 20 consider fact that obi
cations arising out of the recent
and earlier wars, together with the
current expenses Of the War and
Navy departments, constituted s2.S
per cent Of the total appropriations
for 1920. Congress has appropri-
ated for the military and naval es-
adjustments for the fiscal year
1922 the sum of s835,S37,939. Il
we take these appropriations as
fairly representative of our annual
military and naval expediture IN
the future it will be seen that. while
Germany is paying $4,000, 100000
as interest and amortization Of her
present reparations obligation OF
10000 100000 gold marks. the Uni
ter States will have expended in the
same period s30,oo0,o0o ,oee Tor
military and naval purposes
Germany, it is recalled, has prac-
tically been relieved Of her army
and navy under the provisions CT
the treaty. She can therefore. di-
vert revenues and labor that wouid
otherwise be expended for arfna-
ment into more productive chan
,,a1c
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Seaboard to Discontinue Local Pas
Scngcr Train.


According TO announcement
made Monday at the local Sea-
board Office the regular passenger
train between i1artsville and sum
ter Will be discontinued after this
week The mixed train will con-
tinue to operate but the schedule
has been changed as follows: The
train from Sumter will leave here
at Oil clock in the morning and
returning from Hartsvilie will leave
BiShopville in the afternoon. These
changes Will become effective on
SUNDAY. August 2S, and means that
passengers will be carried from
here on the Seaboard only one way
each day
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Teacher Arrested

Spartanburg, Aug 24.-Miss
Ernestine Leatherwood, rural
school teacher in this county. was
arrested yesterday afternoon on the
charge of cruelty whipping young
boy pupil of her school. She will
be given preliminary hearing be-
fore local magistrate next We'd
nesday. Nearly all the pupils in
the school have been summoned
as witnesses in the case.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
british Trade Mission Gone to Mos

London, July 2s.-A British trade
mission Of II members, headed ey
r NJ. Hodgson. formerly British
oo,snI at yladivostok, has left Lon.
don for Moscow, where quarters
have been secured to house tnem-
They took with them SIX Weeks
food supply, nd large stores Oh Oh
flee and household furniture IN
Guiding tables, brooms, pals dust
ers and even pens and ink.
eve don't know what may nap
NOV, ~ ns'' said Mr.. Hodgson to a
reporter. 80 we are gong pre-
nared. We are taking two cars, IN
case we find the railways on strike
or the track blown up, but we are
not carrying any arms.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Had Narrow Escape
Four Young Women Caught
by UndertoW

Charleston, Aug. 25.-Four
young women, all of Charleston,
who were in Sullivan's island surf
yesterday. had a narrow escape
from strong undertow. it became
known here today, and were res
cued just in time. They We're enjoy
ing the breakers when they found
themselves unable to maintain a
footing. and but for a timely alarm
given by a beach resident might
have been swept out to sea. All
were revived, after being brought
ashore, although they We're exhaust
ed by their struggle with the waves.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Marriage Licenses

White: Erwin T. Griffin and ida
Marie Wells, Manning.
Archie Boyce. Mayesville ana
Cora Sue Boyce, Eiiiotts.
Colored:
George Carter, Sumter and Jes-
sic Green, Mayesville.
George Buckner ad Lottle Cat
ling. Stateburg.
Aibertus Naples and Shelby Rosa
Prince. Sumter.
Lawrence Vaughn and Pearl
Lewis, Sumter,
Niles Truesdale and Viola Nc
Leod, Shiloh.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
O-o-0-

Chicago, August 26-The rules
governing the payment Of over
time rates promulgated by the Uni
ter States railway labor board were
rejected as ''unjustified by the re-
sional executive board Of railway
employees department Of the Am.
erican Federation Of Labor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
ant Woman Deputy
Proposition Being Considered
in Charleston

Charleston, Aug. pa novel
idea is being considered by the
Civic club of this city in a PROPOSE
ton to have woman deputJ sher-
if appointed. The matter is now
in the hands of a committee which
is to sound public sentiment. and
consider ways and means. There
is no appropriation available from
the county funds to pay the salary
of such a woman official.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
SWINDLING TRUST
NEARLY BROKE BANKS

Chicago. Aug. 2s-Torty-eigtt
banking institutions in the middle
west would have collapsed had all
operations Of arch swindlers been
carried to a successful conclusion
authorities say, appropos to the
arrest Of Charles French and John
Worthington, alleged heads Of 1.-The
sWindling trust
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31

Paris, Aug. 25 lBy the Associat-
ed Press} Peter Cooper Hewitt,
American scientist and electrical
inventor, died in the American hos
pita1 here at IT'S o'clock tonight.
Mrs. Hewitt and his sisters were at
the bedside.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
BAPTIST EVANGELIST
COMMITS SUICIDE

Asheville, August 2S-The Rev.
J. II. Dew. BAPTIST evangelist, com
mitted suicide last night, cutting
his throat with razor on account
of i'll health.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
ese Cures Malarial Fevere.

Washington, Aug. 26.-This gov
ernment loses million dollars
through the destruction of dirigibie
ZR-2, the navy department con-
tract diScloSeS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Rub-My-Tism Cures Sores.

Berlin, August 25-Mathias Err
berger. former wee premier and
minister of Finance was murdered
today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Rub-My-Tism Cures Pains.

Washington. Aug. 26.-The i'm
mediate disposition of the liquor
seized under the national prohibi-
ton act on which storage charges
are accruing was ordered today by
prohibition commissioner Haynes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
Paxyile Items.

Miss Daisy and Carrie Rhame,
Mrs. S. z. Curtis and daughters,
Misses Jessie and Vivian have re-
turned from Lake Junuluska,
where they spent several days.
Mrs. Sid Wise returned TO her
home at LYMAN on Monday after a
weeks visit at the home Of her
sister Mrs. T. r. Owens
Miss Elizabeth Griffin Of Pine
wood is spending awhile at the
home OF her brother Mr.. G. l..
Griffin and with Miss Iva Geddings.
Misses Ethel and Daisy Corbett
returned Saturday from a visit to
their sister Mrs. G.. E. Beatson at
Wilson Mill.
Miss Belle Bagnal of Sumter is
visiting her sister Mrs. w. c..
Pack, and friends in the commun-
.iity.
Mrs. j. w. Minis, Jr., and chill
dren have returned from a VIZ t
with Mrs. B. B. Ferguson. at Sha-
ron.
y Z =
Miss Ethel Corbett who has been
teaching a young peoples mission
class OF the Methodist church en-
titled Serving the Neighbor-
hood gave the concluding chap
Ter on last Monday afternoon, at
the home Of a member, Miss Vivian
Curtis. After the study, social
was enjoyed by the class and con-
lists furnished amusement for the
party, and iced tea with assorted
cakes were served on the Lawn,
with tables, seats, swings. and cut
flowers, also potted plants.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Geddings, Of
Clemson are visiting at tue home
of Mrs. Mary A. Mcleod.
Miss Ruby Quick, of Statesville,
N. c., visited friends here last
week.
Miss Pearl Broadway entertained
"a few of her friends on last Fri
day evening at her home near town.
Miss Annie Bradham and little
.Cecile Weinberg went to Mullins on
Monday to spend a while at the
home cf NJ. P. C. Bradham-
Mr.. LII. Hatfield, Of Sumter has
recently purchased building lots
here and has now in course Of
erection two modern brick build
ings for store purposes. They add
much to the improvement Of the
town.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31

Eoraen want VA declares Con
gressweman Robertson. Yes
as aTufe, but now and then one
prefers 30 remain single Provi-
deHeessT ribnne.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
666 Cures Bilious Fever.

Now that we have learned to tell
a good caataloupe the season is
over
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31

Now watch the eye specialists
Kick agairSs longer dresses.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31
SOS Cures a Cold Quickly.
Population of Sweden Increases.

Stockholm, Aug. 3.-Sweden's
total population at the end Of 1920
amounted to over 100000, ac-
cording to the Central Statistical
Bureaus preliminary figures just
published. Thisqis an increase dur
ing 1920 Of over $1,000 and record
increase since 1861.
-eS@-
0e6 Cures Chills and Fever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31

When we get back TO normal.
We'll show how normal we are by
complaining about normalcy. =
Washington Post.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31

Fine feathers make sad birds
when the bills comes in.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31

Rub-My-Tism for Rheun,atism.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-31

Rub-My-Tism Cures Infection.
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! Dests and poAars.

s1Eroun the Manufae aeturers Rccord.)
S.os nsary DAYS ago sJne Of the
sfSrasaoM bankers OF IA Europe
s;ssaai ssssaf IN private confegeges il Paris.
::s9lFze are Suth tative1y IN formed
II slse conference came 70 this
s:;SoSncInsion Europe can never pay;
debt. would be madness Tor.
3sar to try te pay 1t The slate will
s7ave xo be wiped clean here viii
Sc an orgy Of eanee llations No need
Ii MeTfy bout Che United States:
moral sense cf mankind Will
s;asauce her also to cancel the debts
sf;1a her fra Europe When she
sees fhe exaInples the other nations
re are not SO pesslIal lst sc, soe1ssWes
IS say and any sane economist viii
1ct ion that Reputation is as
eerfaia asis thee coming os darkness
- Tia ling OF the tide m the mad:
sSSr,SeSs of attempting to drive prices
saY1d wage labor down to the pre-
levels IS perseversd 9 fl. he
gents cannot Be paid IN pre-zTaar a
Never IN all mstery has
5Rsrs bean great war that the
3ssSSfifee fever d56 not Permanently rise.
zsa7ys now has the foremost Iorgan-
fsa faancial authority OF the world
through The exercise OF its,
sss;siS sowAs to undermine mai raj
2 SsS.; have we found Ia all the
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
Episcopal Diocese
Gives Thanks for
Armament Council
Extends Congratulations on
Spirit Shownby Delegates;
BishopManningMakesPlea
forCathedral's sCompIetion

Resolutions of Thanksgiving for the
assembling of the arms conference at
washington were passed by the clergy
and ialty of the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese of New York last night at 81
Bishops meeting in Carnegie Hall.
The meeting, which was held under the
auspices Of the Church Club. was nre-
sided over by Bishop William T. Man
ming, who made the principal address.
1T was opened with prayer by Suf-
fragan Bishop Arthur Lloyd and be-
tween the speeches choir of 200
voices, directed by Miles Farrow. sang.
The resolutions passed were:
That the members OF the diocese Of
New York, clergy and laty in mass
meeting assembled, hereby express
their thanksgiving to Almighty God
for the assembling of the Conference
on Limitation Of Armament; their
deep gratiti cation at the part taken in
this movement by the President of the
United States and by our representa-
tlves II the conferences; their CON
gratulations to the representatives of
all the nations present at the spirit in
which the work has been taken up.
and their earnest prayer that the CON
ference may be guided to the fullest
measure of success in the reduction
and limitation of armaments and the
establishment of brotherhood. and
peace in accordance with the teaching
New-York tribune., 1921-11-19
MY way to Stop Navy Building Stop Insisting Program

tnlnk. without fear Of contradiction
mat britain would like to see some per-
mansnt body emerge from the Wash
,,ngton conference. She does not see
now otherwise China can be brought
in.o prosperity and order
r, II permanent body were set up for
Shlna 1t might greatly accelerate the
business of the conference. Many local
questions and special concessions must
be dealt with one by one. All these
matters are like kind of lawsuit.
mere will be arguments on one side
ana the evidence, counter-evi-
dence and so on. One single conces
sion might be so complicated as to
take week or two. If then the con-
ference were to set up a tribunal to
adjust such claims and administer
such settlements it might complete it's
larger tasks at reasonably early date
and meet again on some future occa-
slon"-say year hence--to hear re-
ports of what the permanent tribunal
will have achieved
lt mast be clearly nderstood that
these are at present merely the record
of suggestions which one hears in con-
versations. There is nothing whatever
Official about them. But they are none
the less formative Of possible policy