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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
Australian Wool Industry

ufactures in Australia amounts to
about f3,OOO,OOO ($13, 5OO,OOO), at pre-
war prices, and it gives employment to
between 5000 and 5000 people. One
company has recently organized at
Melbourne with a capital of 100000
($2, 25O,0OO), about two-f1fths of which
represents English and the balance
Australian interests.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
S. A. LEAGUE Advances.

Greenville, S. C.-The South At
1antic association of Baseball clubs
will advance from class &C" to class
"B" by unanimous decision Of the
league directors at the annual meet
ing here. The salary limit will be 49,
500, instead Of $4,000 and the player
limit will remain at II.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
Bank Robbed and Burned.

Washington.-The Commonwealth
National Bank at Reedville, Va, a vii
lage 10 miles from here, was robbed
of cash and securities totalling $119,-
900 and then set on fire, according to
reports received by the Washington
police department.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
Mexican Army of 10000.

Mexico DIFFERENTIATION OF a
Mexican army totalling $4,000 men
would be provided under plans draft
ed by Enrique Estrada, minister OF
war, and members Of the general staff
Of the army. Compulsory military
service would be authorized.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
Iron Works in Bankruptcy.

Norfolk, Va.-The Crescent Iron
Works, Inc, the instrument which the
international Association Of Mechin-
lists used as its working model for the
Norfolk idea" was thrown into in
voluntary bankruptcy here.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
Harding is In SecIusion.

Miami, Beach, Fla.-Senator Hard
ing is in real seclusion at last, some
80 miles away from civilization. His
abiding place for few days is an old
pirates retreat on Adams Key, and
about him are memories of Black Gaze
sar, one of the last gentlemen of the
black flag to be driven from the South
ern waters of the Atlantic.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
$1,000 900 Insurance Receipts.

Raleigh, N. C.-Receipts Of the
North Carolina Insurance Department
before the end of the present fiscal
year will reach one million dollars,
452,465.37 of which has already been
turned over to the State Treasurer.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
gurnino Steamer Rescued.

Jacksonville, Fla. The Italian
steamer Nettuno, Captain G. Borsini,
en- route from Port Arthur, Texas, to
Brindiso, Italy, was towed into this
port by the coast guard cutter Yama-
craW after being afire at sea.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
Eleven are Burned to Death.

Hoboken, N. J-Eleven persons
were burned to death in a fire which
destroyed the Hotel Colonial here.
Four others were badly burned and
taken to hospital with little hope Of
recovery.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
SIS Cases Sleeping Sickness.

London.-Fifty-five. cases Of sleep
ing sickness have been reported dur
ing the past four weeks in this city.
This is large increase, only % be-
ing reported in the previous period
of four weeks.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
To Investigate TAYLOR Shooting.

Washington-A naval court Of in
quiry has been ordered to investigate
the shooting of Lieutenant John G.
Taylor of Greenville, N. c., naval med
ical officer at the operating base,
Hampton Roads, Va, by sentry.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
Governor of Maine is Dead.

Augusta, Maine.-Frederic II. Park
hurst, governor Of Maine is dead. He
failed to recover from the effects of
diptheritic infection under the tongue,
with which he was attacked three
weeks ago.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03
Suffered For Fourteen Years

uaTQly Walk
across the
house. l suf-
fe &c for
Z o u r t g en-
years. But
after taking
DR.. Pierce's
F a vO rite
Pre- scrip
ZION ana DT.
lie ce 8
G o l d e N
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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-02-03

White LeghOrn Baby Chicks. Bred right.
Priced right, Shipped right. Your address
quick, please. Hess Hatchery Mt Clinton,Va.
HEMSTITCHING and PICOTING ATTACH
MENT. Works on any sewing machine: 81 80.
Self-Threading Needles Csc Package. Mutual
Sales Company, Box 934, Charlotte, N. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
Christmas Poor
Funds Meeting

At $3.50 o'clock next Sunday af-
ternoon. at the Opera House, the
mass meeting Of the citizens OF
Sumter will be held. when the Gus
tomary fund for the poor Of our
community will be subscribed. Each
and every Sunday school OF the
city Of Sumter regularly, every year,
have a special voluntary offering
which is rendered at this meeting.
Sundays mass meeting will no
doubt be very largely attended. and
the committee in charge has ar
ranged a splendid program. the
best voices of our city will lend
their efforts in this most praise
worthy cause. and Will unquestlon-
ably afford real pleasures to the
audience. Several appropriate talks
will be made. and it is to be hoped
every man, woman and child OF the
community will attend the meet
ing without fail. Mr.. Ryttenbers
has kindly rendered use OF the
orera house TO the committee, ana
if the weather is cool. the building
will be properly heated.
Don't miss this meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
On Preparing Land For Cotton.

Clemson College, Dec. g.
Answering a question asked frequ-
emily by farmers nowadays. Prof.
C. P. Blackwell. agronomist. makes
the following brief suggestions on
preparing land for cotton.
The best method for preparing
land for cotton under boil weevil
conditions is to plow under the
stalks as soon as this years crop
has removed. This will aid
materially in controlling the boil
weevil. especially if large plow
with weed chain or weed hook
is used to turn under old stalks
completely. Then plant rye. Or
rye and vetch. as a cover crop.
which should be pfowed under in
the spring early enough to give the
ground time to settle considerably
well before cotton planting time.
Under no circumstances is it ad-
visable to burn cotton stalks. Burn
ing is an extremely bad practice
because it destroys large quantities
of organic matter. and organic mat
ter is one of the best things and
most needed things in our soils.
Just as good results will be obtain
cd by blowing under the stalks 80
far as the boil weevil is concerned.
and much better results so tar as
building up the fertility of the land
is concerned
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
S'Ehe Woman
Rice Planter
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth
Pringle, Noted Author at
Georgetown

GEORGETOWN, Dec, 5.-News was
received from Plantersville early
today that Mrs. Elizabeth w. All
ston Pringle had passed away at
the plantation home, "Chicora
Wood on the Pee Dee river at
1880 O'clock this morning. She was
IS years of age. Her brother,
Charles Petigru Al1ston. of Wind
sor plantation on Black River was
at the bedside, as was Mrs. G. G.
Ford, who for the past few weeks
has beer her constant companion,
ministering lovingly to her needs.
Mrs. Pfingle, whose extraordinary
personality has carried her to fame
and influence far beyond the bor-
ders of her native county, has been
q power for good during many long
years in the community in which
she lived ana worked SO faithfully
and courageeusly. On the death of
her distinguished husband, john
Julius ,Pringle, She assumed the
arduous management Of extensive
rice planting interests, which she
carried on against heavy odds in
the period following the Cenfeders
ate war. In her book, a Woman
Rice Planter written under the
pen name Of Patience ,Penning-
ton,'' Mrs. Prinsle vividly portray
ed the incidents that made UP her
own life on the plantation. She
has recently completed another
book OF "reminiscences, ready for
the publisher, which she had hoped
to see in print before she died.
Realizing that the, end was near,
Mrs. Pringle sent Friday for her
pastor, the Rev. j. E. H. Galbraith,
and Bishop Guerry who chanced
to be here in attendance on the
bicentennial Of Prince George par
ish, visited her Saturday.
Mrs. Pringle was one of the re-
gents OF the Mount Vernon asso-
citation and only recently returned
from that shrine On the banks of
the Potomac, where as usual she
was tie center of affectionate soli-
citude and regard on the part of
her associates. She died, at the
scene Of her life's labors in the
beautiful home overlooking the riv-
er, quietly and peacefully. She was
true and devoted Christian, a
communicate Of Prince Frederick s
church and in that parish her help
and influence has been of inesti-
nable value. The funeral services
We're held Monday afternoon at
o'clock at the Church of Prince
Frederick's, conducted by the rec
tor, the Rev. j. e. Il. Galbraith.
The remains. were brought to
Georgetown and rest in the Prince
George Winyah church Monday
night and Tuesday morning will be
taken to Tuxbury station on the
Seaboard Air Lire railroad, from
|. whence they will be conveyed to
Magnolia cemetery, where the in
terment viii take place, Bishop
Guerry conducting the services.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
Better Mail Service
The Public Can Do Much To
Insure Good Service

The Sumter Chamber Of Com
merce has been requested to assist
in the campaign for quicker and
more efficient dispatching of mail
by urging all patrons OF the Sum
ter postoffice, the business and pro-
fessional blishments in par
ticular, to mail their letters early
and often as possible each day. and
to put as many letters in the post
office as possible every day and
mail them there as early as pos
sible.
Putting of thousands Of letters in
the po.tofEce or mail boxes by
many business houses late in the
evening or mailing many letters
on the trains interferes seriousuly
with the rapid dispatch of mail in
several ways and unnecessarily
hastens the work of mail clerks in
the postofice and on the mail
trains. Quick dispatch, without er-
rors in transmission is the real OBJ
ject in seeking the cooperation of
the public.
If letters are mailed in the Sum-
ter postoffice during the day there
is ample time to work up these lct-
ters and to distribute th;m in pack
ages for the hundreds of cities and
towns to which they are addressed.
Il thousands are mailed late in the
evening there is congestion and
missing of trains. This relieves the
railway postal clerks Of the trouble
of working this mail over and tie
irg the thousands Of letters for
hundreds OF different cities and
towns, and gives the mailing clerks
in the Sumter pos,otfice time and
opportunity to do their work with
more accuracy and insure the
prompt delivery of every letter to
the addressce at the proper desti-
nation. If YOU want your letters
to go off on the first train, say the
afternoon trains, then put them in
early as you can in the day and
do not wait until night to deposit
them in mail box after the even
ing mail box COLLECTION has been
made Or after the evening or after
noon trains have departed. Drop
IN your letters az You go 70 dinner
il you have Iumber ready for
mailing-don't hold letters that
could so Off on the afternoon or
evening trains until late at night.
Early mailing Of Christmas pack
ages, plainly and correctly ad-
dressed. with the names Of the
senders also legibly written there
on. with their street and house
number or r. +. -. address Will in
sure delivery iii time for Christmas.
and Will at the same time relieve
a terrible burden on the overwork-
ed postoffice forces and mail car
riers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT TO MEET

Columbia, Dec. THE state
highway department Will meet in
Columbia next Tuesday. Routine
matters Will be handled The Rich
land county highway commission
and legislative delegation Will go
before the state commission to
ask for more federal aid for the
new system of roads being con-
structed in this county. The coun-
ty voted two million dollars worth
of bonds. 1t has received fifty
thousand in federal aid. The dele
CATION and the highway commits
sion desire to get more, if it is avail
able, and this must be done right
away, ii the aid is to be forthcon-
ing, for when the roads now be-
ing constructed arc completed, fed
eral aid viii not then be available.
Unless more federal aid can be Sc
cured. the entire road program
planned cannot be carried out.
Riclland county is paving all its
main highways with hard-surface
construction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
! More Stringent
Bank Laws
The Attorney General VIII
Make Recommendation to
Next Legislature

Columbia, Dec. 5.-More strln-
gent state banking laws, with heavy
penalties for violations, are to be
recommended to the 1922 leglsla-
turc, which conveneS in January,
by Attorney General Sam NJ.
Wolfe. Mr.. Wolfe made public to-
day the recommendations he VIII
make to the legislature.
Mr.. Wolfe will also recommend
the creation Of the office Of chief
detective. to be an adjunct Of the
attorney generals Office, and to be
charged with the apprehension OF
criminals. This would be the Sc
cret service branch OF the states
department Of justice.
In q statement already prepared
for the legislature, Mr.. Wolfe re-
fers to seven bank failures IN the
state in the past year, four of the
banks being regarded as among the
strongest financial institutions of
the state. He makes his recon-
n1endations' in order to avert such
failures in future, the attorney gem
eral says.
Mr.. Wolfe will ask the legisla-
ture to prohibit, by statute, any
state bank to lend at any time, to
persons or corporations, an amount
in excess of ten per cent of its cap
ital, stock and surplus.
He will also ask laws to prohibit
any state bank from issuing GER
tificate Of deposit, except upon the
receipt of the actual deposit of
cash, to the face value OF the de-
post certificate.
The attorney general will further
ask that it be made legal require
ment for all state banks to main
tain g reserve balance in cash at all
times, amounting to not less than
seven per cent Of its demands de-
posts and not less than three per
cent of its time and savings de-
posts.
Further the attorney General
would have it made legal for the
state bank examiner to "lnvesu-
gate and ascertain the actual value
of any collateral security, liens,
mortgages. warehouse G i p S
whatsoever, held as security for
any loans
Also the attorney general would
have the state law require that
where state bank lends money to
any officer or director Of the bank,
the consent of the board OF. direc-
tors in writing be made a part OF
the note.
The attorney general Will also
recommend that ali public monies
deposited by county Or state Off
Gals be made trust funds and a
preferred CLAIM. against the bank.
in the event Of liquidation
The attorney general would also
empower the state bank examiner
to swear out warrants against
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
RECEPTIONS FOR
MISS HOOD
The Misses Williams Entertain.

Misses Louise and Martha Will
liams were joint hostesess at d
charming bridge party, Thursday
afternoon. given in honor Of Miss
Bessie Hood.
Mrs. Prinsle Brunson scored
highest and received the prize,
useful bridge score pad. while Mrs.
L. II. Deas received the consolation.
which proved to be box Of Ccty's
face powder.
Miss Hood was the recipient OF
an exquisite piece Of lingerie, given
as an honor guest prize.
Those enjoying the Misses Will
liams' hospitality We're: Misses
Bessie Hood. Grace Reynolds, Te-
resa Chandler, Carolina Richard
son. Elizabeth Osteen, Vermelle.
Pitts, Theo. Gregg. Mary Knight,
Isidorc Teicher, Mesdames Ray
Fowler, L. H. Deas. Gus Sanders,
Graham Bowman. Pringle Brun-
son, J. Z. Heaton. NJ. S. Bovkin.
Lucy Boykin, Paul Aughtrey. Rube
Skinner, r. S. Booth, Lilly Dorm,
and Robert Plowden.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
Presbyterian Progressive Program

December promises to be a busy
month with the Presbyterians in
this community who are carrying
out the Presbyterian Progressive
Program. The month has been
set aside for Christian education,
ministerial relief and a campaign
for enlisting tithers. BY tithers IS
meant those who give one-tenth
or more of their income to the
church. Last year over $1,000
members were reported as tlthers.
The campaign will rbe conducted
by the Laymen's Missionary Move
ment during the week of Decemb-
er Ills. There are large num-.
Der of these associations organic
ed. and where there is no organ
iZation, the pastors have been re-
oucsted to make the presentation
of the cause.
The Presbyterian Church is
stressing the needs for Christian
education, and has urged the or
ganization of a committee in each
church to secure at least one
member who will take a pledge
for life work for the church. In
this connection. there has been
established a students loan fund,
which has been most successful
in aiding those who are unable to
secure a higher education other
wise. The receipts for the general
funds for Christian education and
ministerial relief last year We're
nearly s230,000.
Pastors will also be requested
to point out the duty of the
church in caring for aged minis
ters and needy widows and or
pkans Of deceased ministers. Re-
ceipts for the endowment fund
for ministerial relief last year
amounted to nearly $4,000, in
which is included the gift Of the
Graham Building in Jacksonville,
Florida The committee IN charge
of this work has arranged to issue
life annunity bonds which furnish
an attractive form of investment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
Develop Hog Industry
Many Counties Do Not Pro
duce Enough Meat For
Rural Population

Clemson College. Dec. q
Twenty-seven counties in South
Carolina are not producing suffici-
ent pork to feed even their rural
population, according to the animal
husbandrymen of Clemson College,
who are urging the conservative
development Of the hQg industry IN
this state. as farm conditions will
Justify, as the meat bill is one of
the biggest items in the grocery bill
of the average South Carolina fam
lily. Four hogs averaging $50
pounds each will supply pork for
the average family of five. The
farm should produce this pork
supply.
All feeds for hogs, save pessihly
little tamkage. should be home
grown. 1t takes approximately ten
bushels of corn and sixty pounds
of tankage to produce a 150-pound
pig. If the average family requires
four hogs, then it will take forty
bushels Of corn and 240 pounds Of
tankage to produce these hogs. If
butternailk, soy bean pasture, rape
pasture. or corn and velvet bean
Dasture is available, it will not be
necessary to buy tankage. A splen-
did way to fatten hogs is to turn
the1a on corn and velvet beans and
let the hogs do the harvesting.
Good Pastures Help Greatly.
Good pastures are absolutely
necessary for economical pork pro
duction in South Carolina. and 1t
has been thoroughly demonstrated
that good pastures Will save about
two-fnths Of the grain ration. One
or two acres of rape or rye for
winter pacture, and access to Ber-
muda pasture for summer, Will pro
luce sufficient grazing for a brood
sow and her litter.
sows are usually bred so that
thev will farrow in March and Sep
tember, allowing 8 months, weeks,
and 3 days for the CESSATION period.
1t is important to use only pure BRED
boars. as this is the Wost economl-
cal way of improving the herd.
other facts and suggestions about
the growing Of livestock on the self
supporting farm may be found In
| Extension Bulletin As. "Farmlns
under Boil Weevil Conditions
which may be had from county
agents or from the Extension Ser
vice. Clemson College. S. C.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
Christmas Fund Fer Disabled Sol
dierS.

Secretary E. 1. Reardon says
that Mrs. D. C. Shaw of No. %
Broad street certainly read the ar
t;c!e in yesterdays Daily Item about
the twenty-five dollar fund being
raised to assist in giving a suitable
Christmas present to each of the
five hundred and fifty disabled
World War veterans at the United
States public health service hos
pital a. Camp Sewer, Greenviile, S.
c.. because Mrs. Shaw wrote a let
ter to the secretary last night and
enclosed her check for five dollars
The Sumter committee appreciates
this spirit CT appreciation Of the
sacrifices and suffering Of the boss
who gave up their health and were
nlaimed for life fighting or serving
for their country.
Miss Caro- Truluck, Of Sumter.
Mr.. Samuel O'Quinn, and Mrs. E.
l. Reardon have contributed one
dollar each SO tiiat eight dollars
Of the Twenty-Five asked for by the
Greenville Chandler of Commerce
are in hand. Mcssrs. O'Quinn and
Eeardon CT the Sumter committee
hope 10 get Surlter's twenty-five
dollars off not later than the even
ing OF December ?th as the COM
rfittee CT Greenville ladies' who Will
have charge of spending the money
contributed from throughout this
state-and who Will purchase and
arrange every Christmas box, want
20 start preparing the boxes on
December 10th. and must know by
that date how much money they
are going 10 have.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
Building Up
An Industry
Young Mems Business League
Doing Effective Work
For Creamery

Some weeks ago there was
conference between a committee
from the Young Mems BUSINESS
League and the officials OF the
Sumter Creamery Company. AS a
result of the publicity that follow.
ed. the creamery has had offered
to it a considerably larger quantity
of cream than it was getting be-
fore, and it is taking all that IS
offered. The creamery, however, is
not getting near the amount that
if can handle and it is calling Tor
more and more cream. The league
is working again to call to the at
tention of all owners Of COWS the
fact that the creamery is In the
market for cream and will be glad
to buy.
The creamery is now selling
around 400 pounds of butter each
week. A little figuring will show
how much money is being kept at
home that used to so out for this
eatable. 1t can sell more, and more
money can be kept at home. When
it makes enough to supply the
home demand and also to send but
ter off, then there will not only be
q prevention of outgo, but there
will be new money coming in;
something very much needed these
days.
The League would like to have
all, the help it can get in upbu:ld-
ing the cream and butter market,
and to that end asks the aid of all;
merton to the farm owners and
to other milk. producers that the
creamery will buy their cream.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
KSsk ON Sweet Potato Syrup Re-
g. sulped at Georgia Plant.

b
ssss Qrk is progressing favorably in
connection with the Development
0f tha> cornmercias possibilities of
tn xReet-potato syrup, cnder TIE
direction. ef the Bureau Of Chem
ysof the United States depart
AJ3nt sof agriculture A method of
keAftag a. satisfactory syrup from
Surplus and cub sweet potatoes
Was worked out some time ago in
tht laboratories at Washington. \
SsaaH Experimental plant was erect
81 at Fitzgerald, Ga, last spring.
keFe sgA gallons were made and
later distributed among syrup
manufacturers, confestioners. bak-
&yss wholesale jobbers. extension
directors. and others likely to be in
fsreStsd in the project. Certain
dAanges in the process to improve
We aaality and flavor of the syrup
kaSe been made. The plant at
jkzgeraid is being equipped with
sadssionaf machinery to embody
fase changes and operations are
Ne1ngs resn med.
ahgseonmercial possibilities Of
HHahew syrup have. not yet been
ssafly determined, but the local peo-
Sae ARE very enthusiastic about the
Sfoauet. Sweet potato syrup is Of
interest to candy makers, blenders,
a1ia bakers, and also appeals to
seMe as a fable syrup. II the cost
az production can be kept sufTi-
sieftIy low, sweet potato syrup will
probably prevent the waste Of large
Quantities of sweet potatoes which
are unsuitable for market.