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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Sumter Y. M. C. A.
Begins Campaign
Money For Debt on Building
Must Be Raised

Al enthusiastic meeting of can
vassers for s11.500 for the Sumter
M. a. building was held last
right when $500 was subscribed
by the workers and five teams of
six men each were appointed to
ssweep the city, beginning tomorrow
morning, the first team being COM
posed of the board Of directors
of the association.
Forty Of the leading business
men of Sumte- were present at the
meeting and are said to be back
ing up the proposition to the full
est. and itsseems certain that the
undertaking will be a success and
the entire sum raised by the end
sof the week. The occasion was a
send 5of supper for the canvasscrs
insfhs drive.
sumter has one of the finest z.
az. Goa. buildings in the state
though there is still a large debt
on it, and it is to make payment
on this that the drive is being
launched.
Captains of teams appointed are:
c.. z. Hurst, captain of the direc-
tors teaia;.H w. McCollum. j. r.
Chandler. George c. Warren and
L. C. Bryan
Mr.. c.. B.aLanham. State Boys
Work Secretary, Of Columbia. will
remain in Sumter assisting in this
campaign until its close on Friday.
Those in charge of the campaign
are fairly optimistic as to it's re-
suits. AT the meeting last night
alone the sum of $4,000 was raised.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Old Soldiers Home
New Superintendent Elected
and Peace Restored

Columbia, Oct. 1S.-Thc up
heara1 in regard to the manage
ment Of the Confederate In
frmary. known as the "Old Sol
diers' Home" located here. has
been quieted.. with the election of
ex-senator w. H. Stewart of York
as superintendent, to succeed Capt.
Ben S. Williams Capt. Williams
resignation was accepted by the
board of commissioners of the
home at a meeting in Columbia
saturday. Senator Stewart is him
self a Confederate Veteran. Meet
ing with the board Saturday were
the two new members. recently
appointed by the governor. DR.. w.
C.. r. Bates and Col. D. J. Griffin,
OF Columbia. Others attending the
meeting were Capt. Starting. of Co
limbia; Col. Welch, of Charleston;
Mr.. Caldwell, Mrs. ST. John Law
ION, of Charleston; Mrs. Swindell
and Miss Barle, of Columbia.
The upheaval started at re-
cent meeting of the executive COM
rnittee of the board, when the
former management was criticized
in a resolution, resulting in the
resignation OF two Of the members
OF the board, w. A. Clark and D.
r. Flenniken, of Columbia.
IT is stated today that the man
agement of the home is now ex-
.pected to develop spirit Of har-
mopy at the home.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Southern is Satisfied
Has Made No Request For
Wage Reduction

Richmond. Va. oct. 1S.-Thc
Southern Railway was not repre-
sented in the Chicago executives
meeting nor has it made request
Of the railroad labor board for Il
further reduction in wages. ac-
cordinG to q telegram received to-
night by G. G.. Arthur. supcrintend-
ent. with headquarters in this city.
and signed by r. T.. Simpson. gen
eral manager Of the Southern Rail
way lines East, With offices in
Danville
The telegram follows:
Nh. Harrison authorizes me to
say to our employees that the
Southern Railway was not repre-
sent"d in the Chicago executives
meeting. nor has il mad" request
Of the labor board CT the men tor
further reduction III wages. You
are a; liberty to impart this inf"r-
mation t" the press and to all cnl :
ploycs. as feel they should know
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Complete Picking
in South Caro- ina
Ideal Weather Prevaile Al
most Over Entire Cett n
Belt During Past Week

Washingto m, Oct. 10. = Ideal
weather for picking and ginning
cotton prevailed during the past
week and very rapid progress was
made in all sections where this
work has not been completed. ac-
cording to the national weather
and crop bulletin issued today.
Killing frost occurred in the north
ern sections Of the cotton belt. but
without material damage, accord
ing to the bulletin, and it added:
picking has been completed in
South Carolina, except in the
northwestern portion, and the crop
has been mostly picked in Ten
nessee. This work is far advanced
in Arkansas, is we'll along in Okla
homa and has been completed in
Texas except in the northwest por-
ton Picking has been practical
l. accomplished in Georgia and
has been finished in most sections
of central and southern Alabama.
while rapid progress was made in
North Carolina and mississippi and
the crop has been mostly picked in
louisiana
The seeding Of small grains made
rapid progress during the week in
the southern portion of the winter
wheat belt from the Mississippi
Valley eastward, but the soil has
become too dry for wheat in the
Atlantic coast states from Virgin
ia southwark, and in Oklahoma
Rain is needed also for fruit and
fall truck in all parts Of the south
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Dial Attacks
Harding's Plan
Says Civil Service Examina-
tions Nothing But a Joke

Washington, Oct. 17.-TakinS as
his text the recent complaint OF
Senator Elkins, of West Virginia,
to President Harding that Demo
Gratis were not being turned out OF
office fast enough, Senator n. &.
Dial today addressed the senate at
tacking the administrations meth
DDS of making appointments OF
postmasters.
The South Carolina senator de-
scribed as "a farce and a trayersty
the system Of taking any one of the
three highest applicants certified
by the civil service commission, in
stead of the highest qualified ap-
plicant. as under the Wilson ad-
lninistration He also said that
there is nothing in the presidents
order, just announced. that the
civil service commission shall give
preference to eX-soldiers and their
widows in postmastership examina-
tions, as the law already requires
this; and he further noted that
talk of waving the age limit fol
veterans in these examinations is
empty in view Of the fact that nc
soldier OF the, recent war could now
be siXty-tive years of age.
Senator Dial said that the quota
of South Carolina for general po-
sitions under the federal civil SER
vice is 65. but that the Palmetto
State now has only SOL on the civil
service rolls.
Reverting to the present admin
stration on the appointive power as
to postmasterS in South Carolina
Senator Dial declared that the
question of the civil service to this
category Of appointments is a prac-
teal nullity. He spoke of a case
where vacancy occurred and an
examination was ordered. but ar
acting postmaster was installed and
the order for an examination can
celled and no examination date set
since that time. The object of this
the senator said he suspected. was
to permit a practical outsider to
qualify for the position Of post
master by acquiring two years of
residence. Il enter my protest to
any such procedure" asserted the
senator vehement1y, I'VE are very
glad down south to have good
people move amongst us, but we
think they should come for some
other purpose than to fill the Of
fees 1t is understood that Spar
tanburg's postmastership is the one
Senator Dial had in mind in his
illustra ton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Breaking Cot
ton Market

Columbia, Oct. 20.-"Thc selling
or dumping Of cotton by individ-
ual growers under present condi-
tions is one of the greatest con-
ceivable bear forces on the cotton
market, says DR.. Clarence Poe, Of
Raleigh, n c., in a letter to Harry
G.. hammer. president of the
South Carolina Cotton Growers
Cooperative association. 1T is one
Of the strongest forces for breaking
prices every fall on every pound Of
cotton we sell
DR.. Poe declares that the per-
lection Of the organization Of CO.
operative marketing association
over the belt will put an end to this
practice and Will mean that there
will be no distress cotton each
fall to bear down the price of cot
ton.
In further development of his
idea that the dumping Of cotton
by the individual growers breaks
the price every fall. DR.. Poe says:
suppose a farmer has good mid
ding cotton that is really worth
at the time is offered = cents a
pound Suppose buyer says to
him, 1 will give you II cents for
your cotton Suppose the farmer
finally gets 10 cents. Then when
another farmer comes along with
good middling Mr.. Buyer says.
Well, 1 have just bought a bale
as good as yours for 19 cents or we
are paying 10 cents for this grade
today The result is that the
second farmer is likely to take 10
cents also. And so on with other
farmers who come to the market.
And the same depression in the
market is forced by all other buy
ers Of the less scrupulous sort. (Of
course there are many buyers who
want only fair profit but the
farmers cannot Discriminate.
"Now what happens further?
The average price paid for cotton
on the market that day is reported.
Then the average for all grades
is seen 20 be considerably lower
than standard market price. Con-
sequently word goes out that farm
ers are letting cotton so at such
and such a price: why pay more Y
Ard on a thousand markets all
bear prices. The average price
paid for cotton basis middlins in
each market is reported and the
cumulative result is highly import
ant For New York, New Orleans
and Liverpool betting is simply
betting on the price at which the
farmer will turn loose his cotton
and when he is known TO turn 1t
loose at less than a standard fig
ure all prices drop accordingly. ="
Dr. Poe declares that in actual
practice there "a very great pro-
portion of our cotton buyers be-
come bear influence beating down
prices in the way just suggested
Ion the other" he says "tle
strong, capable, highly efficient SELL
ing agencies for cooperative mar
keting associations would become
one of the most powerful bull
influences, and influence for main
tanning and boosting prices"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Fraternities at the
University
Trustees Consider a Select Or
ganization For Students

Columbia. Oct. 15.-A movement
was started by the trustees of the
University Of South Carolina at
their first Fall meeting Thursday
afternoon. which will likely result
in the establishment Of new kind
Of fraternity at the University. q
fraternity hasinS its membership
on character merit and scholar
ship. rather than on social and ii
nancial standing.
The trustees authorized Pres
dent Curreli to make a thorough
investigations Of several national
fraternal organizations. whose
memberships ar not solicited, but
whose requirements are fixed by
the institutions in which they are
allowed to operate. Ii the lnVeS-
tigation reveals that these frater-
litics are strict in their member
ship requirements, as 70 charac-
ter scholarship and merit. then
the trustees will probably allow the
establishment Of such fratcrnities
at the University.
Greek Letter fraternities. IN
which membership is elected by the
fraternitics themselves. are not al
lowed at the educational inStitu-
tions supported by the state of
South Carolina. and in recent years
q warm legal fight has waScd in the
legislature over this law. /: :hc
new form of fraternity is allowed
its membership Will be determined
bv tho University faculty. The at
tornev general has expressed the
opinion that such fraternitics would
~,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
The State University

Columbia. Oct. 18.-The erec-
ton of the first unit Of woman's
building at the Un. :ersity, and the
refunding of $50 900 Of debt are
Two of the largest items provided
in in the budget Of the University
of South Carolina, for 1922, adopt
ed at a meeting Of the board OF
trustees in Columbia Thursday al
ternoon. The trustees will ask the
1922 legislature. which meets IN
January, to provide $4,000 to-
wards the erection Of the woman.s
building.
The University's budget, adopted
Thursday, totals $4,000, as COM
pared with a budget for the past
year OF s4640O0 and as compared
with 1921 appropriations Of 1884,
900. OF the increase $4,000 is for
the womens building and $4,000
t. pay back money borrowed from
the states sinking fund for the
erection of new professors homes.
The trustees received report from
the University officials to the ef-
feet that there are IS women stu
dents at the University, and six out
of every seven of these are taking
complete degree courses, higher
percentage than among the made
students. The enrolment of wo-
men would be increased, it was
shown, if there were accommoda-
tions for them.
The trustees want to see the
woman's building erected in units.
and they are asking $4,000 for
the erection of the first unit.
The trustees were told at the
meeting Thursday that for that
day the enrolment was 564. the
largest enrolment for the same
date of any session in the Uni
versity's history. larger by fifty
seven than the largest enrolment
for sirgle session at this time.
in any year past. This is in the
face of the fact that the University
is adhering strictly to it's increased
standard, Of fifteen units, the
highest standard in the state.
The trustees decided to ask the
legislature to allow the university
to join the Carnegie pension fund
plan.
The legislature will also be asked
to provide for the erection Of a
fire proof annex to the university
library For one Of the valuable
books there the University has
been offered $4,000.
The school of commerce ana
finance at the University was au-
| thorized to open night classes.
Prof. Olson is head Of this depart
| ment.
Additional seats in the UniyeT-
sity chapel were authorized. The
trustees were delighted with a
twenty-cent meal they. got at the
University cafeteria. It was an
nounced that there would be no
Founders Day" celebration during
| this celebration.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
'Mayesville
News Letter
Negro Man Shot in Face
Bad Road Blocks Travel.
Boil Weevil Ravage

Mayesville. Oct. 7o.-Mr. B. c.
Chandler, our mayor. reached
home yesterday from Anderson,
where he had been under treat
nlent for tonsilitis with DR.. II. W.
Corbett. He is doing nicely.
Robert Moore, colored man,
came to town last night to DR.. Da-
Wis for treatment with his face
wounded by a gun shot. Have not
learned how it happened.
Mr.. II. v. Cooper on Wednes-
cay made q trip to Sumter in his
auto. He stated that he was not
going to try the trip again any
time soon, as the road was so bad
that it would tear up a car unless
going 4 to 5 miles per hour. We
saw the chain gang out this way
and was in hopes they were at
work on this road.
Our agent here for the A. c. L.
for three years begged for tele-
phone to be installed at his resi-
dence, anti by some means the
telephone company yesterday at
noon went over and installed one
for him. He certainly appreciates
it and thanks the company for
rushing this forShim.
I noticed that Mr.. C. L. Evans,
near town, came in with one bale
of cotton and he told us this was all
he had made on, a two horse
farm, and he guessed the landlord
would come and take his corn for
the balance Of the rent. The farm
ers must wake up, plant corn, po-
tatoes. some truck, melons, oats
and hay and raise hogs; keep COW
and they will prosper. King cot
ton will not do for the poor farmer
or renter to deal with now.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Game Laws.

Columbia, Oct. 1.-THE arrival
of October 18th greatly simpliied
thee nforcement Of the game laws
in South Carolina relative to dove
shooting. At the last legislature
an act was passed making the
state law for doves open August 15.
! whereas the federal law did not al
low the shooting Of doves until Oc-
tober 10th. This caused great
deal of confusion and in many in-
stances got hunters into trouble
with the federal authorities. The
dove aaws is now open for all
hunters to go in the fields and shoot
doves both in accordance with the
state and federal laws.
Thousands of people Of the state
will go hunting this fall. and most
of them will have good luck: for,
the abundance of game this season
is due to the sportsmen of the
state and the people generally
throughout the state being in
sympathy with the laws and Co
operating with the game wardens
in seeing that the laws are obeyed;
that no hunting is, INDUCED in dur
ing the closed seasons. and that
the bag limits are observed. Some
: hunters, of course. Will take a
chance and hunt before the sea-
sons open UP, or hunt without Ii
censcs. but they are surely to be
caught for all game wardens have
been instructed to stay in the field
and demand of every hunter to see
his license. and to prosecute those
hunting out Of season or hunting
without licenses. In Is or 20 years
game will be twice as abundant as
now if hunters will obey the law:
and. there is no excuse for not
knowing the law. This department
has secured from the United Staes
department Of agriculture a num-
Der of Farmers Bulletin No. 1885.
Game Laws Of 1921. and anyone
may obtain a copy by sending two
cents il stamps for return postage.
A A. RICHARDSON.
Chief Game Warden.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Court of Gcnera' Sessions.

The case of the State KS Willis
Jones. charged with murder. was
continued in the court session of
today. Progress in this case is be-
ing made but very slowly and all
witnesses so far placed upon the
stand have had to endure a very
severe and rather lengthy and
gruelling cross examination. The
State placed it's last witness upon
the stand this morning before the
adjourninG Of the court for its noon
recess. Willis Jones. a boy Of
about II years. is on trial for the
murder Of John Scott.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Harvest Sweet
Potatoes at Once
Early Frost Makes Early
Harvesting a Necessity

Clemson College. oct. 14.-That
the recent killing frosts make it
necessary to harvest sweet pota-
toes earlier than would otherwise
have been necessary and that if
potatoes cannot be taken out Of
the ground at once after frost it is
necessary to remove the vines to
prevent the frosted sap from de-
ScendinG and communicating the
potatoes is advice that the Glenn
son College horticultural authori-
ties urge every potato grower in
South Carolina TO give immediate
attention. Prof. c. c. Newman.
Chief of the Horticultural Division,
issued this morning the following
statement regarding the matter.
"The Horticultural Division has
advised sweet potato growers t
harvest their potatoes before
frost. if possible. The recent kill
ing frost makes it necessary that
the potatoes be harvested within
the next few days. otherwise scri-
Gus injury may result. The frost
having come two weeks earlier tlla
usual it is necessary for many
farmers to dig their potatoes bcfore
they had planned to do SO. 1t will
be necessary 2lso for practically
all of the growers in the upper half
Of the state to dig potatoes at tho
same time We wish therefore to
impress upon the county agents
and farmers the importance Of har-
vesting. grading. and storing Dot;t-
toes at the earliest possible date.
"If frost has occurred and the
potatoes can not be dug Immediate
ly. the vines should be removed to
prevent the potatoes themselves
from becoming contaminated by
the frosted sap in the vines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
A.
Celebration
Centenary Of Sir George Will
lIa.nss the Founder, To Be
Observed

Chicago; Oct. ls.-The centen-
aTv OF Sir George Williams of
London, England, who founded
the oung Mems Christian Asso-
citation, viii be commemorated
4 here today at a gathering repre-
sentative of.the international \. NJ.
Sc
illams was a poor unknown
country boy who came up to Lon
dan to<go into business. He was
but % when he started the Y. NJ.
a. and sat its jubilee SO years
later he was knighted. A feature
Of his centenary observance here
will be the dedication of a repro
duction of the room in which the
first NJ &C. A. meetings were
This original home Of the Y. NJ.
&c was in a London business
house. Effort has been made to
duplicate exactly. even to ups and
downs OF the floor and ceiling and
5 sag OF the door.
Working drawings We're made
and furniture and fireplace fabrl-
Gated IN London under the direc-
ton of architects who knew Will
iiams, while his son Howard gave
his help.
This memorial has. been built
into the Chicago Y. NJ. c. A. Col
lege. The commemoration day pro-
gram includes several speakers who
knew him, among them Richard
6. MooEes consulting general sec
retary Of the International Com
. mittee, and messages from John
TEannamaker and other contem-
porsries.
Dr. Karl Fries of Geneva, Switz-
erfand, general secretary Of the
worlds committee Of Young Mems
! Christian Association, will direct
xn international survey Of Y. NJ.
a. progress with Henry c. Wal
lace, secretary Of agriculture pre-
siding Dr.sJohn r. Mott, general
secretary of the North American
NC "A. will deal with The
Sff.s C. A. aand the Coming Day."
Dedication of the memorial room
VII be uEder the direction Of l..
ilbur MeSser, general secretary
E of the Chicago Association. Rep
reSentatiyes of the Y. NJ. c. A. from
England and Canada iwll partici-
rate
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Clemson College News
Football, The Center Of Stud
ent Activity and Interest

Clemson College. Oct. lH-on
last Friday a great surprise was
sprung by Auburn. wct th& t!cm-
son Tigers met the Auburn Tigers
on Drake field and We're defeated
3G to 0. 1t was not known that
the Auburnitcs were so strong.
The game WAS fought to the finish
bv the South Carolinians but th"
much greater weight of The Ala
banlians overwhelmed the Palinet-
TO bunch. one feature OF the
game was a 9o-yard punt by Au-
burn
Yesterday on Riggs field the
University of Georgia reserves
played the Tiger reserves to a to
I score. The Georgia eleven great
X oulwciGhcd the Tigers but the
fine playins Of Turnipsced. Eurton
and Dottcrrr for Clemson held
them down. 1t looked several
times as # the Tigers We're going
10 carry the pigsllin for another
touchdown. but We're foilcd each
time.
Next Friday about on" O'Clock
the corps Of cadets viii cntraln tor
t;rccnvine where the annual Glenn
son-Furman game is pulled off.
Last year the Purple Hurricane
beat the Tigers but this Ncal
there will be an entirely different
tale to tell. doc" Stcwarts men
have had The best OF coaching as
practically the whole team is new
at the job.
The Freshman class This Year is
the largest in several years. be
ing nearly four hundred There
are about nine hundred IN th''
corps and the prospects are bright
for much larger classes. Col. Pear
SON. who succeeded COL. J NJ.
CuanlinS has created Il machine
gun company. there being twelve
con!panics and the band Other
changes have been made and
many improvements are nov being
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22

Mr.. M. 3. Summer, treasurer Of
sthe Textile Industrial Institute.
Spartanburg. S. c.. was in the city
Monday with the view Of establish
ing a ..tCharacter Cloth store.
The agency for this we'll known
fabric was placed with the Sumter
Dry Goods Co. The Textile Indus
trial Institute is the school that is
doing so much TO educate and
Christianize the worthy poor boys
and girls Of our country.-Adver-
tisement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
Negro C0nfesses
Killing Girl

Viaeland. y. j., Oct. 19.-Louis
Lively. negro. who is accused OF
killing small girl at East Moores-
town. y. j.. last spring was arrest
ed today after shooting police
man. The authorities say he con-
fessed the killing. a clowd has
surrounded the Jail. but preoaution
has been taken TO protect him,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22
TRIAL OF BIRMINGHAM'S
PREACHER NEAR END

birmingham. Oct. 2o--The tax
ins of testimony in the trial of Rev.
Edwin X. Stephenson, charged
with second degree murder for kill
ing Rcv James +. Coyle. is eX-
rec;ed 10 be completed late today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-22

Washington. Oct 20.-Pronounc-
ed earthquake shocks continuing
nearly two hours early this morn
ing were recorded at the George
town University scismographical
Observatory. The center was esti-
mated at forty-four hundred miles
AWAY