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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20

New York, Aug. 9.-The roaming
complex. sometimes called the
wanderlust, has become epidemic
among Eastern girls Of debutante
years. Not a few Of them are
trampin9 across the continent this
summer, gathering an occasional
Gift from kindly automobile
tourists and walking the rest Of the
way. Socalled sensible shoes, khaki
trousers and the will to work when
the purse becomes emaciated char
acterizes most Of them.
Some Of these Eastern girls de-
clare they find the West safer for
young. women than New York City.
Rebecca Brownstein and Myra Le-
vine, former students of Syracuse
University who recently hiked from
the Pacific to their home here,
praised Western men so highly that
many mothers began praying that
their dear daughters would not get
any of these crazy ideas of walk
ing across the country" into their
heads.
Florence Rosen and Gladys Zim-
norman Of New York, reached Los
Angeles a few days ago after long
tramp across the continent, brok-
en- by jobs Of stretching octaves on
typewriters wherever funds ran
low. They like dthe open air life
so we'll that they Immediately began
saving up for return trip.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
Record Cut in Cotton Acreage.

Time was when TO 10 per
cent change in the national acreage
Of a dominant crop was considered
rare if not extraordinary. Well,
here are the 10 leading cotton
states OF this, country going on
record with a cut to 10,104,0 600
acres or 2S per cent from last
years acreage.
The states affected include Ala
bama, the Carolinas. Tennessee.
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Geor-
gia, Oklahoma and Mississippi. This
is not all. These states are also re-
ducing their tobacco crop 262,-
600 acres. or 80 per cent. while
rice is cut 100000 acres. or - per
cent, making a total reduction OF
all three crops Of no less than 10,-
100000 acres.
With the gradual approach of
business to normal, and the large
and insistent demand for cotton,
which will go hand in hand with
it, cotton at $125 per bale is going
to be a scarce as hens teeth one
OF these days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
Aviator Completed Dive From
AerOplane Over Lake Junaluska.

Lieut.. 3. r. China. of Sumter,
known as fearless Scotty" COM
pleted successfully and without in
jury, a $50 foot leap from an aero
plane speeding at the rate Of 112
miles per hour yesterday afternoon
over Lake Juna1uska. 1t was stat
ed last night that Lieut.. China suf-
fered severe bruises when he land
cd and was for several minutes
practically unconscious. He was
picked up by a speed boat and
quickly carried to the shore.
Harry j.. Runser. Of Runser and
Turner. owners Of the plane. was
pilot Of the machine and it was
stated that he failed to steer as
close to the water as was intended.
In order not to disappoint the wait
ing throng the aviator tried the
stunt at the height and was sue
cessful. 1t was considered to be a
remarkable feat and he was hear
tily applauded.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
Save so Per
Cent of Teeth
Milwaukee Dentist Says Prop
er Treatment viii Save
,. nem
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Milwaukee, IS g. 13.-More than
80 per cent o;gghe teeth now be-
ing extracted Geld be saved by
proper treatm.ME, DIR. J. F. Bid
die of the Uni Nrsity Of Pittsburgh
told the NatioMSl Dental Associa-
tion here today#ss
Teeth are igs many cases the
source of odilMailments and their
extraction has Epn some instances
resulted IN curtW which seem almost
miraculous" D$ Biddle said.
However We must not lose sight
of the fact that many times teeth
are sacrificed u5th the hope of cur
ing almost ever disease known to
science.
'.Undobutedly abscessed or pulp
less teeth should not be permitted
to remain in the mouth if they
cannot be put in a healthy condi-
ton. On the other hand all teeth
in which pulpS have been remov-
ed should not De condemned"
Proper Treatment which DR.. Bid
die said woul3 save half the teeth
being pulled consisted of infinite
care on the part Of the operator,
strict observance of approved
methods Of sterilization, the verify
ing Of results by the X-ray, and
follow-up by examination and X
ray at regular intervals"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
Whaley Decides
Against Richardson
Hold Over Chief Of Police of
Columbia Ousted by Court
Order

Columbia, Aug. 3.-In lengthy
decree by Judge NJ. s. Whaley, Of
the Richland county court, handed
down this evening, Fred $. Strick-
land. chief Of city detectives, elect
ed last Tuesday by the Columbia
Municipal Council as chief of po-
lice, was declared legally elected
and John w. Richardson, incum-
bent, who has held the office for
nearly even years, was ordered TO
vacate. The transfer of authority
took place tonight at 1905 o'clock.
The former chief Of police
through his attorney gave nctlce
OF appeal shortly after the decree
was filed and wrote q letter to the
members of council advising them
that, although legally he could hold
on until his appeal was adjudlcat-
ed, yet he would deliver his Office,
reserving, however, all his rights.
He contends that he is still chief
Of the police department.
Chief Richardson was defeated
vote Of 4 t. and he Immediately
took the matter into the courts, Sc
curing a temporary injunction, re-
turnable yesterday.
Judge Whaley, in his decree held
that the commission form of gov
eminent act, under which Columbia
operates, is constitutional and that
an ordinance passed several years
ago limiting terms Of office under
the Civil Service Commission was
in conformity to the statute law.
The contention entered by the re-
firing chief was that he could not
be ousted from office without trial,
for charges, sustained by a major
ity of council and the Civil Ser
vice commission acting in conjunc-
ton, while the members of council
advanced the plea that the law
never contemplated an indetermin-
ate continuation in office, but, If it
did it was violative Of the constl-
tuition.
The litigation was the result of
a fight between the retiring chief
Of police, and William a. Coleman,
councilman, extending over pc
riod of two years, in which Mr..
Coleman has been interchangeable IN
his efforts to have Chief Richard
son dismissed from the force.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
May Mean Cheap
er Fertilizer
Extract Phosphoric Acid in
Oil-Burning Furnace

With the installation of a new
hlgh-temperature oil-burning fur
mace now beirG installed on the eX-
perlmental farm at Arlington, Va,
the Bureau OF Soils, United States
department of agriculture. will con-
tinue Investigations into the ex-
traction of phosphoric acid for fer
tilizer from phosphoric rock by the
application Of heat.
Experimental runs with an old
furnace several months ago appar-
emily demonstrated the practicable
ity of the new method developed by
department scientists Of separating
the phosphoric acid. The present
commercial method is by the .ap-
plication O. sulphuric acid to
ground phosphate rock. 1t is not
practicable for low-grade rocks and
makes necessary the shipment Of a
large proportion Of inert material
with the phosphate. Early expert
ments in separation by heat were
made with electric furnaces, but
the expense seemed a serious OBJ
stacle to the Introduction Of the
new method, It was found. how
ever, Atiaet the petroleum-burning
fuTnaae could .f,e made. to do the
Work s,t.1madls lessGeXpense.
Experiments; will be continued
With afyieW, to: establishing methods
which. will permit the use of much
phosphate: rock which now goes to
waste, and also to a material reduc-
ton in freight rates on commercial
fertilizers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
Mrs. Otey Entertains.

Mrs. Otey entertained the We'd
nesday Morning Bridge Club yester-
day in honor Of the guest Mrs. Aud
Of Eostover. After the game a
delicious course with iced tea was
served.
The first prize, a dainty piece Of
lingerie, was won by Mrs. Guy
Battle The guest Of honor was al
so presented with similar prize.
Mrs. Otey's guests were: Mes
DANES Martin, Platt. Auchtry. Boy
kin. Moore, Beddingfield. Morrison.
Courtwright. Battle. Korn. j. j.
Williams. Riley. lyman, Stanslll.
Aud. Cole of Charleston, Miss
Gregg
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
Trees With a History.

Carson City, New. Aug. 9.-Un-
yelling q monument near here,
the Native Sons Of California on
Sunday will mark che site Of the
Kit Carson Tree
The California tree, q pine on
which iKt Carson carveL his name
in 1914 when acting as a guide to
Col. Fremont, has been given a
place in the E;,ll OF Fame for trees
with history by the American
Forestry Association, following IT'S
nomination by F. n. Fletcher OF
Carson City, Nevada. -.
It was on this trip that Col.
Fremont discovered Lake Tahoe.
The pine was in a pass through the
Sierra Nevada mountains. The
tree was cut down in 1883 by Will
liam Thornburg and j. Z. O,Gor-
man. the associations data shows,
and the trunk with Carson's name
cut in it was moved to .Sutteelr. S S
|. Fort, where it may now b. seen.
A full account OF the trees history
has been sealed up in contalner
in the monument by Native Sons.
The hickory tree that grew In
the fireplace OF the Kansas log cab
in of John Brown Of OsaWatomle
and Harper's Ferry has been NOM
mated for a place in the Hall OF
Fame by Miss Eleanor NJ. Free
man Of Seattle, Wash. In 1915
Miss Freeman's father visited the
John Brown farm, accompanied
bv son-in-law Of Brown. Only
tho log foundation Of the CABIN
was left but from the fireplace was
growing a hickory tree which Mr..
Freeman trimmed and from a
branch made a cane, which his
daughter now has.
From Guilford College, n. c..
has come the nomination OF the
New Garden Oak b5 Mark c. M1ils.
This oak saw history made in the
Revolutionary War and near 1t the
grandfather Of Joseph G.. Cannon
is buried. "Uncle Joe" was born
at Guilford, May I, 1886. In NOM
mating the New Garden Oak Mr.
Mills says:
After the battle Of Guilford
Court House, March IS, 1871, near
what is now Greensboro, North
Carolina, both General Green ana
Lord CORVALLIS withdrew, leaving
their wounded These were cared
for by the people Of the Quaker
settlement Of New Garden, Tour
miles and a half southwest OF the
battle-ground. Soldiers that dled
were buried in the shade 40 what
is now magnificent Old Hwhi'e
oak. Here in recent years mas peen
erected simple monument.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
Government Weekly Weather and
Crop Condition Report.

Texas-Co1ton deterioratcd ON ac..
count Of hot dry weather causing
shedding and premature opening.
Picking made excellent progress.
Condition Of cotton fairly satisfac-
tory in much of the northern and
central portions but elsewhere gen.
orally very poor. Weevil decreass
ing, damage still moderate in east
and south.
Oklahoma-Rainfall moderate to
heavy IN northern and mostly light
in southern portion favorable for
cotton and Improvement general
WeevN activity decreasing. Condf-
ton satisfactory to excellent In
northern and very poor to rather
poor in southern>portion.
Georg:a-Cotton not much irls
proved, large weed, but poorly
fruited. top crop very poor. Picking
progressing in south. -.
Alabama-Progress OF cotton
ranged from deterioration to .satis-
factory advance. Condition from
very poor to very good. Consider
able shedding In many sections.
Weevil numerous and causing con-
siderable damage in many sections.
serious damage in some sections,
;Sveral bales Of this years crop
marketed during week. :, -.
Mississippi-Cotton made salts
| factory progress in the north CEN.
trail portion but poor progress else
where Weevil causing moderate to
| considerable damage in the south
and slight to moderate damage IN
the north. :,
Arkansas-Unfavo for cot.
ton progress poor. considerable
damage by weevil and shedding
badly in places due to cloudy rainy
weather Bolls beginning to open
in south. Moderate deterioration oc-
Cured in most portions. -
South Carolina.-Growth OF cot
ton very good but general condition
and fruitage poor on account of
extensive to serious weevtl damage
except in north. Early bolls open
ing more generally in central and
southern portions.
North Carolina-Cotton made
very good progress doing we'll in
south but doing poorly. or at a
standstill or failing IN north on ac-
count Of drouth.
Tenessee-Progress and condi-
ton of cotton generally very good.
Florida-Cotton favorably af-
fcted by light precipitation and
warm weather Opening rapidly
progress and condition very good
except rather poor in much Of the
northern sections where weevE
more active.
Louisiana-Conditio Of cotton
mostly poor to fair some COM
plants Of rank growth with few
bolls. Weevil causing considerable
damage in some localities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
Yes. It Was True.

''Is it true that you threw some
thing at Mike that caused the
swelling over his eye?" the squire
inquired Of a little wiry Irishwo-
man who appeared one day, sobb-
ing as If her heart would break.
"Yis. sor. / did" said the wo-
man. catching her breath, but I
niv& mint to aurt him, an we'll he
knows it! We'd just come home
from me cousins weddin' and I
was feelin' kinder soft to Mike, an
I up an axed him If be loved me
as much as he did the day we
was married; an'-an'-yer amer,
he was so slow answering me that
up wild the mop and hit him wild
it. If we poor women don't have
love our hearts jist breaks inside
NV us!'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
CONSCIENCE MONEY

New York. Aug. ia con-
science mother who. in
1916, travelled from New York TO
Chicago with child between 5
and l2 years old for whom she
paid no fare. has just sent a money
order for $955 to j. +. Shinn. gem
eral passenger agent OF the Erie
Railroad here.
Desiring to clear her mind of
"the wrongful act" the woman told
her pastor, the Rev. w. s. Hich-
cock of Negaunee, Mich, and ask
ed him to ascertain the amount
due the railroad. with interest. This
was done and the amount was for
warded and acknowledged by w.
J. Moody, treasurer of the COM
O8ny.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
COTTON LETTER

New Orleans, Aug. 1S:-Fros-
poets for further rains in Texas,
having faded away indications
pointing to the continuance Of hot.
dry weather there for balance OF
this week, probably higher tenn
peratures market recovered some
what today.
Private crop accounts remain
generally very unfavorable with ad-
vices from central and eastern por-
tions Of the belt becoming worse
owing too much. rain and damage
by weevil.
A well posted man in central,
Texas is of the opinion that the.
average condition Of the Texas crop
today is about so vs 62 last month
when yield Of only 2,443, ,00e bales
were indicated for Texas against
4,326,000 last year.
There is the probability OF the:
next government crop estimate
pointing to total yield for the en-
tire belt OF only about 100000 vs.
S,203,0000 one month ago and 49,
366, 600 bales last year.
Ir that event the indicated pro-
Guction for this season would be
nearly 100000 bales smaller than
last years crop. In that event
there is the possibility Of a COM
parative scarcity of, cotton next
summer providing the world takes
about 12,500.000 bales Of American
this season, which It is expected to
do as the probable carryover Of,
American cotton at the close Of
July 1922 would be about 1884,
900 bales vs 9,194, ,000 this year.
Whenever the carryover by the
world falls to abeut 5000. .G0e. bales,
such a surplus in the world. wfich
includes mill stocks, ETC., through
out the world, is considered small.
During the war, it dropped to about
1000, 900 the smallest for many
years and a famine>was threaten-
ed and only averted by the South
increasing its acreage the follow
ing year.
Now the acreage is the smallest
in about sixteen years and for this
reason and because of weevi1 befngs
widespread and the use OF fertilizer
limited to only about so per cent
Of one year ago, prospects are for
the shortest crop in 26 years or
since 1895. -,.,i.,.;
This stubborn. market in failing
to respond as yet to bullish situa--
ton is likened to a baking horse
hard to move but when started
usually runs away.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
Keeping Good Roads
Road Patrolling Better Than
Repair Gang System

The road patrol system used in
Grant County. Wash, is pointed out
by the United States Department OF
Agriculture as an illustration OF
how highways can be maintained
most successfully and economically.
Other counties in the States use
the gang" system. assigning to
each gang a long section. upon
which they make repairs at inter-
walls, seldom reaching all the neces-
sary points. In Grant the plan is
to prevent road from getting into
bad condition rather than tc make
repairs.
There are 13 patrol sections, each
from to 10 miles. in the 1888
miles Of county highways. Each
section is in charge of a patrolman,
who works constantly on his piece
of road. feeling that he alone is
responsible for it's condition. While
these men work under the direction
Of the county engineer. the details
are left largely TO their judgment.
A specially constructed light road
machine, called locally a road fix
er," is used. 1t has long wheel
base and two cutting blades rigidly
connected with the carrying frame
of the machine. The rear wheels
are on separate axles, controlled
by separate levers. The patrolman
carries the necessary small tools for
clearing weeds, trimming should
ers. cleaning bitches. and for hand
ling surfacing material. He makes
his own repairs in the county re-
pair shop under the direction of a
skilled mechanic.
the annual cost of this system.
states tie Bureau Of Public Roads.
averages 1928 mile. which Is less
than other counties pay where
roads receive attention "only when
the, need it" Grant County has
graveied roads second to none in
the State. and it's people are en-
thusiastic supporters Of the patrol
system.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
COTTON, COZ ron. CROP, CONDITION { i!

.~'ii.-S.' ---A--!---'
7. .Mahtphfs Commercial AppeaD
Reports to the Commercial APP
peal of the average date Of Aug. /
indicate that about normal deteri.
Grafton Of the cotton crop has oc-
Cured since July 25.
Deterioration in Texas. South
Carolina and Georgia has been rap
id and severe, but the crop Of the
central belt is in relatively good
condition. s. -~'
Temperatures have been rather
high throughout most Of the belt.
Georgia complains mostly Of too
much rain, while the trouble in Tex
as and Oklahoma and over consid-
cradle areas of North Carolina was
drouth. Hot winds caused fruiting
to be retarded In Oklahoma and
some plants. We're killed, but dam
age still more serious, caused by
hot winds, occurred in Texas.
Notwithstanding many draw
backs, the crop of Central and
North Texas appears to be in fairly
satisfactory condition. The eX-
tremely hot winds in Texas, judging
from reports, did not check the boil
weevil activity 20 the extent that
might have been expected. Boil
worms are also complained Of. Wet
weather in Georgia was favorable
for weevil activity.
The crop in arkansas seems to
be doing we'll. although deteriora-
ton, due mostly to boil weevil, has
been severe in some localities,
While drouth caused further dam
age in others
Fruiting. it Is reported, has been
fair to good. g, 4 most sections re-
port g fairly sd bottom crop al
ready assured Nut many state that
this is about 3 the crop that will
be made. o.
Cultivation Jas excellent. and
this has been u big factor IN the
progress of the crop thus far.
The future Of the crop is prob
ably more dependent upon boif Wee
vii than of any other one thing.
Dry weather 20 the point Of dam
age from droutn, it seems, is re-
sarded as the most favorable con-
dition for the crop from this time
forward. This would hasten ma
turity and probably also check Wee
vii
Fields as a rnle ere clean, labor
is plentiful an the plant healthy
looking. g
The above ~ .ort is based upon
replies rereivt@ from correspond
ents OF The Commercial Appeal.
covering 1S2 Gfsuntes and parishes
in 10 principal cotton producing
states.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
Bleeding the
Credul0us
Fortune Tellers and Other
Fakers Prosper in Germany

Berlin, July 26.-The business OF
making living by playing upon
the credulity and ignorance Of the
people, which has been developed
into a skillful and lucrative profes-
sion in Germany during the past
two years, now is practiced by
thousands Of men and women, the
majority Of whom are living lux
uriously in Berlin, recent 1nyestl-
cations have disclosed.
The Investigations grew out OF
the unusual number Of "mysteri-
Gus advertisement" which have
been appearing in virtually all the
provincial newspapers and showed
that graphologists, hypnotists, as
trologers and The apostles Of per-
sona magnetism" were rcaping by
financial rewards.
There are 500 persons in Berlin
engaged in the occupation Of inter-
preting the\stars, at few marks
per head and they are reported very
busy. Their clients are drawn
from the poorer classes, many Of
whom canot afford to buy suffici-
entA food for themselves and de-
pendents and have turned to the
fortune-tellers in an effort to learn
if the future holds out any hope for
them.
More than 1000 persons are
making living here by interpreta-
ton of handwriting, claiming to be
able to read character and forecast
the future. Many Of them are said
to be uneducated and hardly able
to read any kind Of writing. Their
customers are chiefly women and
girls.
The doctors" of hypnotism and
magnetism" recruit their patrons
from all classes of society, a large
percentage being the rich and the
idle who are seeking entertainment,
or simply are experimenting 1t is
asserted that among the students
of "hypnotisrn'' there are also
many questionable characters,
working under the impression that
a knowledge Of the occult will help
them in picking pockets or robbing
rich householders.
A number Of charlatans have
infringed on old American patents
and, after advertising that they
have the secret Of making a million
marks in few minutes-a secret
they will sell from five to so marks
and having received the five or
the so marks they send back the
curt formula: Make it as we do"
All Of the patrons Of the Berlin
professional fortune-tellers or
"strengtheners of will-power" are
not natives, for it has been ascer-
tained that some Of the "profes-
Isors' enjoy a wide reputation and
have recruited customers from the
wealthy, but weak" or wanting, of
Denmark, Austria, Hungary and
Poland.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20
HEAD OF ANTI-BOL-
SHEVIK GOVERNMENT

Toxic. July 21.-S. Merkulov.
chairman of the new anti-Bolshe-
vik government which gained con-
troll Of VladivOstok late in Nav
last, is a peasants son Of the A.rdr
district He received his education
at the gymnasium and the univer-
sity, and is a graduate Of the fac
ulty Of Natural Science and Law.
After completing his education
he studied conditions in the Far
East. Merkulov is considered an
authority in Far Eastern matters
and has published many works on
economic questions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20

New York, Aug lG. Six auto
mobile bandits today held up q
ticket office of the elevated rail-
road and escaped WITT the funds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20

Lost time and wear and tear on
ears and trucks are heavier taxes
than good roads would entail.
A onc-ton truck or a two mule
team does double duty on a good
road. -, u Il ssa.t s:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20

There are two kinds Of cops:
those who use their clubs prompt
ly and freely, and those who are
afraid d.-Raltimor Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-08-20

The very young thing who has
been wearing skirts that came We'll
below her knees will soon be old
enough to get her hair cut---Wll-
mington On. c. Star.