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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-10
Cotton I rice
Conference

Columbia. Aug. S.-Cotton in
in the reports from Asheville. N.
c., that Governor Morrison. of that
state. will probably call a confer
ence OF Southern growers at 'Ashe-
ville in the Fail. to ascertain the
worlds demand for cotton. the cost
Of production. and the price to be
liked by the planter and if possible
to work out some scheme Of finan-
cling the crop in order to maintain
prices SO fixed.
It is stated that Governor Nor
rison holds the right to call this
conference, by virtue of powers
Vested in him by the last North
Carolina legislature. He will. it is
stated, request governors Of all
cotton states to send representatives
to the conference.
. D;versification Will be one of the
subjects discussed at the Asheville
conference, it IS stated. OF neces-
sity the South has begun to diver
sify it's crops. as pointed out by
cotton men here. but the idea must
be made permanent in the agricul-
tural life Of the cotton belt. It's
Importance cannot be minimiZed or
forgotten. Cotton is the South 8
money crop. but her permanent
prosperity and progress rests in
diversification'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-10
Thrown From
Motor Cycle
Mr.. Dudley Hodge, or Har-
WINS Seriously Injured

Harvin, Aug. 7.-Mr. Dudley
Reames Hodge, while riding Ear
ley-Davidson high speed .notor-
cycle this morning over the neW'
highway between his home near
here, and Harvin raised both hands
to salute a passerby, and the ma
chine swerved. throwing him to
the ground. and dragging him
about twenty yards. He was for
a long while unconscious. and
suffered very serious wounds about
the head, face, and chest. the en-
tent of which is not yet known.
Medical attention was Immediately
summoned from Sumter, and Mr..
Hodge is now in the Tuomey 1dos-
pital from whence reports state he
is doing as we'll as can be expect
cd. Several surgical operations
Will be necessary about the face
and head.
Miss Virginia Graham. of Clio,
S. c.. is visiting Miss Zola Mae
Eritton here.
sNliss Lynn DuRant Of Manning
is spending the weekend with
Miss Frances IIarvin here.
Miss Alice BroGdon Of Way
cross. Ca. and Miss Lille Eudora
Erosdon of Harvin spent the week
end with their aunt. Mrs. Frank
Wells. Sumter.
Mr.. Samuel Howard and Jones
OF Brogdon. is spending the
week with his friend Legare Lar
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-10
Lowlander i'm
The Mountains
MIR. Dabbs Writes From Tryon
Of Grape Harvesting and
Other Things

Tryon, y. c., Aug. 6.-Mrs. An
ME Campbell of the Winthrop Col
lcgc home management depart
rnent is spending two days with
Mrs. Dabbs in the interest Of the
farm women's market bureau. Mrs.
Campbell came from the heat Of
Georgetown where the humidity
made the air almost unbearable
and it. wos q glorious change to
find that We were over the hot dry
spell Of the last two weeks. Co
incident with her coming Thurs
day evening showers broke the
drought. All day Friday we were
either in the clouds or q gentle
rain was falling. Temperature
went TO 60 and fire was COM
Portable all the afternoon. To-
day the temperature is 70 which is
quite e relief after the 80 degrees
Of Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. But being a dry heat,
90 was not bad.
The. grape crop is 50, near q fai3l-
ule that next week will &ee, E, the
finish Of ha:vcsting. and marketing,
Friday morning Mrs ,Gampb|,Gslll 81 !
was initiated into the mysteries Of
trimming. packing and Grating
-47,rufeess. The grapes were gather
cd Thursday evening before. the
showers. Then in the afternoon
and Saturday che and Mrs. Dabbs
cooked the ounce Jelly that is to
tickle tho palates CT swell Pull
man patrons. It looks SO good
that / wish were to be a dining
car patron when this jelly is
served. am sure they 'Fill in
crease the charges.
This afternoon Mrs. Campbell
goes to Greenwood for a demon
stration Monday and Tuesday on
to the end of the week. She is to
give instruction at the D. A. R.
school, Thomassee. near W&lhai-
la, S. C.
We hoped to hear good news
from boil wecvil section while it
was SO dry up here, but it seems
to have rained nearly every day
in the old home section and yes
terday's papers tell Of l IL and 2
inches of rain in Columbia ana
Charleston. Very probably tie cot
ton crop is ruined down there.
E. w. DABloS.
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CASTOR M cans in
Bad Again
North Carolina Man Charges
Express Company With
Losing Money

Charlotte,1sN. c., August 5-The
Southeastern Express company will
refuse to pay the claiE? OF Castor
Means. On account OF the alleged
loss Of $4,000 which he claims he
shipped from Concord, y. c., to
Chicago Oh juno p last, and IS pre-
pared to prove that 40 money was
lost from the package in t!'2nsit. ac-
cordirs 70 Frank NJ. Shannonhoasc,
attorney for the company.
1--WE are ready, willing and wait
ing for an opportunity at the prop
er time and before the proper tri-
bunal to show that the very same
package. with the identical wrap
pings, fastcnincs and contents, that
was delivered To us at Concord
was delivered by Our agent to lis
destination in Chicago said Mr.
Shannonnousc today.
The package in question was
shipped by Means to Roy B. keehn,
counsel for Mrs. Mary Melvin, ad-
min:s.ratrix Of the estate Of her
sister, Mrs. Maude a. King, who
was shot and killed near Concord
four years ago, and in connection
with whose death Mr.. Means was
tried and acquitted on the charge
Of murder. The remittance ME-.
Means explained, was made IN pay
ment of SUM due b. him TO the
estate Of which he was manager
prior to Mrs. Kings death. Mr.
Keehn claims, according 20 Means
and the express campany, that
when he opened the package he
found nothing but block OF WOOD.
"We are in position to prove,
said Mr.. Shannonhouse. that the
package SEPT from Concord was
never out Of sight Of ct least two
employees Of the transporting COM
nauies from the time it was recelV-
ed in Concord until it was deiiv-
cred to the addressee III Chicago.
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Army Calls
Citadel Men

Charleston, Aug. 8.-Two more
members Of the class graduating
from the Citadel in June have been
commissioned second heutenants IN
the regular infantry. Thos. Whit
field Ross, Of Florence, and Thos.
Williams Williamson, Of Darling
ton.
Orlando Clarence Mood, Of Sum-
merton, has already been com
missioned in the infantry and john
Oliver Kelly in the coast artillery
corps, the first man to be called
into the army from the Citadels
coast artillery unit Several NOM
bers of the class have accepted
commissions In the marine corps.
While the army appolntees are
ranked as eecond lieutenants, it is
known that they will at once be
promoted to first lieutenant, ow-
ing to the large number of vacan-
cies in the grade.
1t is believed that other Citadel
graduates of the 1921 class will be
given an opportunity for going into
the regular army.
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COTTON MARKET MI L x
COTTON LETTER
Furnished by Mcdowell 6 Co

Furnished by Mcdowell 6 Co.
Market was su:tained today by
continuance Of the drouth IN Texas
and improving textile trade ad-
vices, domestic and foreign.
There has developed again a
good demand for spots in Liverpool
due to Lancashire being more &C
tive, mills reported running five
days week.
New York adviccs of a broaden
ing demand for cotton goods with
prices slightly higher and no Let
up in the inquiry for export
Manchester, \. H, reports that
$4,000 people have resumed work
in the mills of the Amoskcag Mfg.
Co., all departments running full
time.
Griffin, Ca, wires all Of the tex
tile manufacturing plants here arc
now running on full time, night
shifts being employed in some Of
the mills. Labor supply normal
with little reduction in wages
Owners report steadily increasing
business and all view the future
with OPTIMISM
1t is evident therefore that north
ern, southern and British mills ara
consuming mucn morc cotton than
recently, with prospects Of trade
expanding further in the future.
There are some beneficial light
to moderately heavy rains IL Okla
homa past twcIty-four hours but
no rains Of consequence fell in Tex
as where needed most and there
was more wet .:cather in the CEN
tfal and eastern portions OF the
belt where not needed.
However indications are for gen
orally fair weather for the great
er part OF the cotton region in the
immediate future, which would
likely bc>of benefit except in Tcxa::
where rain IS badly needed
a peculiar feature Of the stu
alton is that while hot dry wealth
er has prevailed generally in Texas
the Past few weeks, it has not
checked the activity OF tie wcevil
in all sections of the state, many
sections complaining Of further
damage from the pc.tntlle hot dry
weather Notwithstanding.
England is always much con-
cerncd over Texas crop prospects
and conditions and as present indi-
cations for q very small crop in
that important state on which Brit
isii spinncrs depend SO much for
their supply of the american pro-
duct. Liverpool and Manchester are
likely to become alarmed regarding
their future wants Il: event Of the
Texas t;routh becoming acute By
being prolonged much longer
Receipts for all ports since Aug.
1st, was 94,3G0 VS. 27,95.i. Exports
from al ports since Aug. 1st, 93.-
5S3 VS. A6, 152. Stock at New Or
leans .439,414 VS. 217,S62. New
York today 155.794 VS. 36,7t9. All
ports today 1,3326,3i7 rs 1850.
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ADMIRAL SIMS
ALSO WRITES
RECCKI.EE:.S<,SLY
In Letter to Belfast
Friends He Repeats
Criticism Of Sim
Fein Agitators

Belfast, Aug. S.---A letter from
Rear Admiral Sims, acknowledging
congratulations froi:l Belfast COM
races Of the great war on his re-
cent London speech, said that prac-
tically all reputable newspapers in
the United States arc in thorough
approval OF our condemnation Of
the activities OF Sim Fein SVnlpa-
thizers- in the United States, He
also said it would almost sccm like
the incident were about to bc
transformed into an i::s,,e
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-10
HatfieId's Slayer
Claims Self Defense
C. E. Lively Issues Statement
Declaring That Mountain
eers Started the Shooting

WEIGH, w. Va, August 6-Self
defense is the claim Of {. i. Live
". the detective who is held for
shooting to death OF Sid Hatfield
and Ed Chambers, the West Vlr-
einia mountainecra. IN ms state
ment Lively said his ife had been
threatened by Hatfield and when
he approached the court house
both drew pistols and started
shooting He returned the fire and
Hatfield and Chambers were Killed
in the fusilade.
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GRAIN LETTER
Chicago. ILL.,, Aus.

Chicago. ILL.,, Aug. ., 1921.
Trading was not large and oven
ing up in all grains in anticipation
Of the government report WAS un-
der way The foreign news was
bulliSh. il we consider the Russian
situation but it will take some time
to develop II tho Russians are ahl"
10 pay for an;' grain. il there is de-
dendcnce upon charity, tho rest Of
the world is not likely to help out
soviet Russia a change IN Eovcrn-
mont DIN that country would dcVel-
op Il rampant market.
The grain trade anticipate q bull
ish report on wheat and oats and Il
bearisll condition in corn. Think
the market Will do better tomorrow
as the report with the exception of
corn will indicate very closely the
extent of the crops.
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John z. Muldrow Dead

Columbia. Arg. CT. T. Mu:-
dsow uncle OF Mrs. j. NJ Ariail Of
Co1uubia cohege and member os
one OF the el:Isst AID mos. profni-
rent families OF Lee county. died
at Columbia nosp....af at an early
hour Yesterday morning. For sever
sa1 nonSils ne had ben In failing
health and his critical condition
the last few days ri:.1e the <e,:d rs;
unexpected.
John Thomas MuIdrow was born
IA Bishopyu.e, August 21. 1851. He
was the sen OF the late Capt
Thomas NJ. ne uldl-ow and Sarah
Futon afuldrow. lie was educat-
ed at Bingham Mili.a-y Aeaaei.y,
where he was the roommate ef
the late ;acob T. Baron of Celum-
relationship that only death
broke. Mr.. Muidrow was q gentle
man of the old school; quiet, mod
est, sympathetic and ipnateIy'
courteous. For many years lie was
: one OF the largest and most pro-
gye:ss1ye farmers IN Lee county, Dat
nreeent years he retired and has
made his home with Prof. and Mrs.
~. Ariail Of Columbia who will
be grieved to learn OF his death.
Mr.. Muldrow never married. Be
SIDES his niece, Mrs. Artail Of Co
Iumbia. he leaves another niece.
Mrs. T.. Ne. Law OF Bishopville. and
the following nephews Of Bishop
wife; II. G. MuIdrow, T. NJ. Null
drow, J. Z. Muldrow and w. F.
MubIrow and Fulton Muldrow Of
Arfzona, and q large circle Of rela-
tiNes and friends.
The remains will be carried to
Bishopville on an early train this
nornfng and services will be con-
dueted in the Presbyterian church
By the Rev. r. c. Reed. D. D., Of
Columbia Theological seminary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-10
HARDING SAYS
he SAVED
COUNTRY BANK,
Governor of Federal
Reserve Board As
serts That His
Policy Prevent
ed Collapse
Of Banking
Systems

Washington, Aug. 5.-Reserye
bank policies Of 1919 and 1920 were
formulated to prevent the countrys
banking system from collapse, and Z
were successful in their object
Governor Harding, Of the reserve
board, declared today in closing a
two days appearance before a Joint
congressional commission. 20
questioners he repeated time and
again a declaration that the board
had not sought to influence prices
either up OF down, but had prepar
ed to meet price break that was
worldwide. and yet to maintain
and expand credit lines .sz.Ss,sss..
There was q bare possibility, he
said, that if in 1919 the reserve
board had raised national redfs-
count rates, "the runaway In prtceg
might have been checked, and the
result might have been better" but
he mentioned needs Of the govern
ment financing as influential In: de-
terrnining the course actually TAX
en-. Representative Sumner. Demo-
crat, suggested that the word
might have gone OUT from the
board to bankers to be fearful g OF
prices" but Governor Harding said
that nothing had been done incoflss
sistent with his statement.
"It wasn't good time to be talk
ing too much-in 1920" he remark
ed, but we can be boider noEs
He made a suggestion that The
commission might consider the
utility Of the farm loan boards asa
means Of extending short term
credits to farmers. for nine and
twelve-menth periods, but said he
would make no detailed recoIA-
mendation. .sza. sss..s
. =, Credit Horizon Limited.
..Ail Over the country we find
that agricultural and live stock In
terests feel they need more credit
facilities he said. asd sssatss
something to make themselves In
dependent Of banks. Tae. farmers
credit horizon Is necessarily limited
and local Any man fesitatss
about getting the government IN
business, and we can't use the re-
serve system for, that, because Its
funds ere essentially reserve funds
but 1 consider there is possibility
that the farm loan banks might be
extended to meet the need. The
question needs study"
Governor Harding denied that his
administration of reserve bank
policies had deflated cotton prices.
'.As the cotton surplus began to
appear" he said, Il tried to go as
far as / could in my official posi-
ton to make the situation clear. =
wrote a series Of letters to J. S
Wanamaker, the official head of
the American Cotton Association.
giving him my views as plainly as
l could"
He put the correspondence before
the committee, declaring that he
had urged producers to seHc at
least part Of the crop, and tighten
the load, and had worked to get
export credit machinery establish
ed
The situation called for si-
lence,' he said Everything hui
manly possible was done by the
Federal Reserve Board to helpethe
situation OUT
He emphasized his present belief
that cotton prices were stabilized.
with a short crop in prospect, and
that prices could be relied upon
completely for all proper credit
operations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-10
LOOKS LIKE
PR0-(,EERMAN
PROPAGANDA
Representative Frear
of Wisconsin Bitter
~ Opposed to
American Dye
Industry

w 1Snll>:.Lt'n, slstt:s- - liS Cici sc
that ..thc dye monopoly headed by
the Chemical Foundations company
has sought to influence the mem
IberS of President Iarding's cabi-
net in an effort to perpetuate it's
present exclusive power in this
country is made by Representative
..rear Republican) of Wisconsin,
in a letter to Chairman Penrose Of
the senate committee considering
the tariff bill. The communications
was made public today by MI.
Frear with the announcement that
copies had been sent to the presi-
dent and to others ''who would
seem to speak with authority on
matters" contained in it.
The Wisconsin member, who led
the successful fight in the house
against the dye embargo in the
Fordncy bill, referred specifically
TO the letters written to Senator
penrose by Secretaries Weeks and
DENLY who urged continuance Of
the embargo SO that the country
might be provided with chemicals
in the event of war. Mr. Frear al
50 declared that Attorney General
Daugherty had failed to acilnowl-,
elge or act. upon his letter OF July
IS. asking that legal proceedings
be Instituted to set aside the Chem
ical Foundation company.
y
Mr.. Freac, ''has ever shown more
brazen cffrontery than this dye
monopoly. We may well be con-
eerned ever the lower cf these dye
interests that reach to three cabi-
net officers in their effort to per-
peteate their present exclusive
power in this country. Not one line
of.evidence in all the hearings, | am
Informed. suggests that this gov.
.cnment depended upon or receiv-
ed aid from any dye establish
naeats in the country during the
recent war and the argument that
We should preserve. this half bill
lton dollar domestic dye monopoly
with its excessive prices and enor-
nous power because of approach
ing Mar and ID through -need-- of -pri-
vata protection is both preposter-
Gus, and ridiculous. ao
~ .1Seerqta Weeks and DENLY
arc, reported by the. press to have
,g,1{tten syopr committee, :sisnultane-
o..Slv that the dye clQb2r;so should
be continued fer that reason If
so, they certainly had little infoc-
nation on which to base such
statements and caution is thrown
to the winds when dye interests
bring these two letters 90 your con-
mittee on the same day to influence
committee action.
"I have no fear Of their influence
either in your committee or on the
body YOU represent, but | do eX-
press concern over any power that
can secure such letters from such
high sources, and moro important
that apparently has endeavored to
smother efforts made to have the
government bring legal proceedings
in order TO set aside the Chemical
Foundation company. Failure for
practically three weeks to re>,e'v..
any reply from the attorney gener-
al is an unusual oversight by a
department that represents the
congress as well as the adninistra-
ton and it is impossible to believe
failure to acknowledge receipt Of
an official courteous letter was due
20 an oversight"
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SMITH
STARTS
INQUIRY
South Carolina Sena-
tor Wants to Learn
Secrets Of Tobacco
Trade

Washington, August 9-The fed
eral trade commission is directed
under resolution adopted by the
senate, to investigate tobacco trade
conditions, including prices 70 pro-
ducers and consumers. Senator
Smith of South Carolina. author of
the resolution said that there is
10 market for tobacco and farmers
are using tobacco for fertilizers, but
price Of cigars anG cigare< $ re-
nain at war time prices.
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Virginia Congress-
man Dies Suddenly

Danville, Va. Aug. 6.-Repre-
sentative Rorcr ~ James, of the
Fifth Congressional District died
suddenly OF heart disease at his
home today while talking over the
telephone. He was sixty-two years
old. He was reelected 10 the
House of Representatives last No
yenber and has been q State lead
err in Democratic politics for many
years.
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Drown at Wriglatsyille

Wilmington, n. c.. Aug. Miss
Louise Parks Sloan, of Statesville,
y. G., 81 y@2rs. and Marion Avant,
Wilmington. ~ years. lost their
Ives In the surf ut Wrightsville
Beach. hcar here. shortly after s
o'clock this morning. having been
drawn by the current beyond their
depths Both bodies were recov-
cred. =. ~. ~ .a.A-a .K ss!ss@
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BIGGER THE
CROP THE
LESS MONEY
Crop of 1920
2l Valued at Less
Than Half the
Smaller Crop Of
1919-20

New Orleans, Aug. S.-This
years cotton crop is valued at ap-
proximately one billion and sev-
enty-six million dollars, less than
half that Of last years crop by
Secreary Hester, Of the New Or
leans cotton exchange, who said
that it was remarkable how the
financial institutions of the south
held up under the burden Of this
tremendous depreciation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-10
Wild MOB
STARTS FIRE
IN LONDON
Set Fire
to Lumber Yard,
Causing $5,000,000
Loss

London, Aug. S-Disappointcd
over their failure to obtain jobs at
a timber yard here, five thousand
unemployed men set fire to lum-
Der worth one million pounds and
held back the fire fighters who at
tempted TO stop the fire.
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Free Love and Death

Los Angles. Aug. 6.--Jonn 3.
Kennedy. aged twenty-sfx, was
shot and killed last night while
entering his summer cottage With
Mrs. Madeline Oberchain. aged
twenty, Of Evanston. III. The girl
said he was shot from behind oy-
two men who escaped In the
bushes. She said she had divorc-.
ed her husbanr for love for Ken
nedy.
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Nothing New
Impossible

Annapolic. Aug. 6-The trans
mission OF photographs and writ
TEN dccuments in facsimile across
the ocean by wireless was accom-
plished in recent tests at the naval
radio station. a photograph Of the
Dempsey-C Carpenter fight was sent
to a Paris newspaper. ~,
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Washington, Aug. GA shrink
age in three months OF three hun
dred and thirty million dollars In
the estimated government income
for this fiscal year is based on the
present revenue law. Is disclosed by
the statement presented to the
house ways and means COMMITTEES
by Secretary Mellon.
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Oneida. n. Y, Aug. 9.-Frank
Sagcr today shot and killed Miss
Pearl Hook. seriously wounded her
sister, and committed suicide IN a
jealous rage.