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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29
Attendance Banner at Sumter
School of Methods.

A daily attendance banner will
be given at the approaching School
of Methods for the highest percent
age of attendance based upon the
quotas Of the various schools. The
School of Methods will open Fri
day afternoon, October 2Sth at
$3.50 o'clock and close with four
simultaneous mass meetings Sun
day afternoon. October 30th. The
basis of award Of the banner is
absolutely fair for all as the school
quotas are based upon the total
number of officers and teachers
plus fifty per cent. Everyone is
invited and it is expected that some
of the schools will qradruple their
quotas when it comes to attend
ance and it is hoped that no school
will fall below its quota.
The leading speaker at the school
from outside of the State will be
DR.. n. a. Honline of Chicago. who
is one Of the most popular speakers
on the American platform and con-
sidered as one Of the leading au-
thorities on psychology and child
study. The other speakers will be
Governor Robert a. Cooper. Dr..
John w. Frazer. Mrs. S. \. Burts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon c. Palmer and
Marshal Woodson.
The Friday and Saturday. Octo-
Der 2Sth and 29th. sessions of the
School will be held at the First
Presbyterian Church. The four
simultaneous mass meetings Tor
SUNDAY afternoon will be held as
follows: Mems Mass Meeting. First
Presbyterian Church; Women S
Mass Meeting. Grace Baptist
Church. Young Peoples Mass Meet
ing Episcopal Church of the Holy
Comforter. Children's Story Hour
at Christian Church.
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Mothers Club Meeting Postponed.
On account of the State Fair the
regular meeting Of the Mothers
Club has been postponed until
Thursday. November 10, 1921.
Mrs. John Wilson, Secretary.

There was a meeting of the
Young Mems Business League held
at 8 o'clock Wednesday night in
Chamber of Commerce Hall. The
meeting was called primarily for
the discussion of the virtues Of
canning plant. Real first hand
information was obtained for the
enlightenment Of the twenty
young business men present at this
meeting, by a short talk by Mr.. j.
O. Jones Of Easley, who has been
conducting a private owned can
ming plant for quite a number of
years. Mr.. Jones outlined his
method Of working the plant and
gave a nuraber of facts about its
operation and about the growing of
truck which were surprising in the
extreme He stated that he only
planted yearly between six and
eight acres of produce and that
from this small acreage planted
he was able to can in the neighbor-
hood Of 0,000 cans. These can
ned good Mr.. Jones disposed
of each year in the local
markets OF Spartanburg and
Greenville. He stated that he usu-
ally has contracts for these goods
as far as a year ahead. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Jones' talk a
number of questions were asked
him and his answers further clear
ed up many points of doubt. His
statement that Oh single acre of
land. if properly attended, as much
as a thousand bushels of okra
might be grown, caused quite a
number of exclamations Of sur
nrisa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29

The plans and specifications for
the laying of a mile of gravel road.
beginning just outside Of the city
limits on the Oswego road, were
presented in the State Highway
Engineers Office yesterday and ap-
proved by the State Engineer.
There are yet some few matters to
be passed upon before the actual
commencement of the ROAD. Ac-
cording to the latest figures worked
out by Engineer Jeffords this mile
of road can be laid at cost OF w
600. The road has already been
widened TO 81 feet. and the gravel
according to the specifications. will
have ten inch compaction at the
center and will taper off to six
inch compaetion at the shoulders
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29
Negro House Slightly Damaged by
Fire.

A small negro house, No. 42 S.
Purdy street, suffered slight dam
age from small fire which was
discovered about 30 Thursday af-
ternoon. The fire when found was
in its infancy and by the speedy re-
sponse Of the fire trucks and the
effective use of the chemical out
fit on the REQ, the damage done by
the flames was very slight. The
fire is of unkonwn origin and
seems to have caught behind the
door in the bed room of the house.
The house is owned by Sarah Nell
son and was being occupied by
Wesley Moore.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29
Chamber of Com
merce Meeting
Resolution on Strike Situation
Prepared by Committee

At a called meeting Of the Sum-
ter County Chamber Of Commerce
this morning which was attended
by a number Of representative
citizens connected with the farm
ing, mercantile, banking. manu-
featuring, and other business in
terests, and several railway en-
ployees of the train service of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad COM
pany, these employees being men,
bers Of the railway unions, this
meeting for the purpose of discuss
ing the pending railroad strike
with view of adopting some plan
to minimize the inconvenience, suf-
fering, and financial losses as far
as might be humanity possible in
the event this nation wide propos-
ed strike does occur, the following
resolution was unanimously con-
Cured in by both the represen-
tatives of the public and the rail
way union men.
"At a meeting Of the committee
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce, and
other interested citizens, the i'm
pending railroad strike was dis
cussed from many standpoints, sew
eral railway employees being pres
ent also and gave their version of
the reasons for the proposed
strike.
Farmers and others present dis
cussed the effect the strike would
have on their and other occupa-
tions.
It is Therefore Resolved, That
it is the sense of this committee
that such conferences between the
general public as represented by
the Sumter County Chamber Of
Commerce, and employees Of the
railroads should include also high
executive officials Of the railroads.
and should be held with more or
less frequency without waiting for
the imminence Of strike.
Resolved Further, That we be-
lieve that with such conferences all
over our land, conditions would
never arise that would call for
threats of a strike.
With these preliminary state
ments we pledge ourselves and the
good citizens Of the county to CO.
operate to prevent any suffering Of
our citizens in case of a strike, and
we pledge ourselves to use every
legitimate effort to prevent a strike
and restore normal railroad condi-
tions in case of a strike.
(Signed)
legitimate effort to prevent a strike
P. G. BOWMAN,
]. FRANK WILLIAMS,
V. BALDWIN,
E. w. DABBS,
S. w. WALKER.
Committee of the Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce.
Attest: E. I. Reardon, Manager
Secretary.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been is
sued to the following couples:
Colored-
Guy Seymore and Margaret
Stewart of Brogdon.
julius Canty and Mable Wilder
of Sumter.
James Holiday and Mrs. Nora
BaXton of PaXville.
Hazel Flemming and Grace
Harris of Mayesville.
Arthur Conyers of Silver and
Mittie Bowman of Sumter.
James Nelson and Mrs. Mary
Wilson Of Sumter.
Jerry Lindsay and Almeta Grant
of Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29

Judge T. J. Mauldin passed
through Sumter "Wednesday en-
route to Columbia from kingstree
where he has been presiding over a
term OF TIE court Of general ses-
sions. Solicitor j. Frank Mcleod
and Mr.. ID. i. Stack, court steno-
Sraphcr, were also in attendance
at this court 1t is stated that
there were fifteen criminal cases
tried ana conclusively disposed of
during this session of the kingstree
court which convened on Monday
morning and adjourned on Tues
day night.
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3. Y. p. U. Association.

An associational E. Y. P. y. of
the Santee Association was formed
at Manning Sunday, October 23.
The following churches were rep
resented: First Baptist church
Sumter, four delegates; Home
Branch church, two delegates;
Manning, twenty delegates; Mayes-
Vile, one delegate; Providence, five
delegates; Bethel, four delegates.
W. P. Richardson, president Of the
Manning B. Y. P. U. was elected
temporary chairman of the first
convention. The following We're
elected as officers for the term of
one year:
President, II. H. Williams, Sum-
ter; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss
.Coline Campbell, Sumter; Junior
Leader. Mrs. Harry Davis, Graham
Church; vice president, first dis
trict, w. 3. Wilkerson, Sumter.
An address of welcome was Civ
en- by w. P. Richardson, Manning,
and responded to by H. H. Will
hams, sumter.
R. L. Baggett, State B. Y. P. U.
secretary, Of Columbia, gave very
inspiring talk.
Mr. E. C. Kolb of Lynchburg
gave personal testimony as to
'How the 3. y. P. U. had helped
him.
The evening session was taken
up by a demonstration program
given by the Manning 3. Y. P. U.
Rev. J. a. Easley, Of Manning Bap-
tist church, addressed the conven-
ton on Training Of Young Chris
tians. The convention voted to
hold their first quarterly rally at
PaXville on the last Sunday in jan
uary. A very delightful supper
was served by the Manning B. Y.
=. u.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29

Washington. Oct. 26.-Tne tropi-
cal storm passed into the Atlantic
between st Augustine and Titus
Vile at midnight, moving north
eastward, according to weather bu-
reau reports. The wind reached a
velocity Of sixty miles an hour at
Jacksonville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Nunnamaker
Of Sumter announce the engage
ment of their daughter, George
Bonnetta to Charles Homer Gold
smith of Greenville, the marriage
to take place at home, in Novem-
her
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29

Chamber of Commerce members
and supporters, and they con-
tribute literally to all worthy
causes.
E, I. REARDON,
Manager Secretary, Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29

One way, and probably the best;
to build up home industry is for
home people to patronize it. One
way for a home industry to culu-s
vate home patronage is for the
home industry to give home people
the benefit Of at least part on
the saving on freight. *
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29

Paris. Oct. 27.-The Council of
Ambassadors have decided that ex-
Emperor Charles and Empress
Zita will be placed Immediately on
a British cruiser in Danube pend
ing a final decision.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29

The Sumter Brick Works have
recently received requests for SAM
pies and price quotations on Dixie
Texture brick from Montreal Can
ada, and Los Angeles, California.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29

Mr.. S. w. Walker and Mr.. V.
Baldwin Of the above committee
are locomotive engineers Of the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad COM
pany, and members of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
They, with other railway en-
ployees present were invited to at
tend the conference Monday. Mr..
Walker gave very interesting and
conservative version Of the posi-
ton assumed by the railway unions
and created a better feeling and
understanding between the public
representatives attending Mondays
meeting, and the railway unions
which led the meeting to believe
that if the general public could get
together oftener with the railroad
executives and the railway unions,
that both sides would be more in
telligently presented to and inter-
preted by the general public. Mr..
Walker stressed the fact that the
authorized strike, effective October
Goth, was not strike for keeping
up wages as it is a protest against
present working conditions, and
prospective detrimental working
conditions of the railway employ
ees, with consequent financial loss
es out of proportion to the extra
ordinary high freight rates allowed
the transportation companies. He
said that ti.e local Atlantic Coast
Line railway employees do not
want strike, and hoped it will be
averted with due regard to the
rights of the public-the railroads
and the railway employees, and
that this is possible SO far as the
railway unions are concerned.
The meeting was strongly oppos-
ed to the authorized strike, but ex-
pressed itself that necessary ad-
justment and reductions to be
made both in railroad rates and
employees wages if anything like
normal degrees Of prosperity and
business revival are to be realized,
and they must be realized as
quickly as possible.
Among those who discussed va
riousp bases of the question under
discussion were Mr.. Neil O'Donnell,
president of the First National
Bank: Mr.. G. A. Lennon, presi-
dent of the City National Bank;
Mr.. c. G.. Rowland, president of
the National Bank Of South Caro-
lima, of Sumter: Mr.. E. w. Dabbs,
farmer: Mr.. j. Frank Williams,
farmer: Mr. P. G.. Bowman. cotton
buyer; Mr.. R. A Bradham. preSi-
dent of the Commercial Bank and
Trust company, Mr.. V. Baldwin. To-
comotive engineer of th2 Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad company, DR..
E.. S. Booth. president of the Sum-
ter County Chamber Of Commerce
who presided.
The meeting directed that copies
of the above resolution be tor
warded together with report OF
this meeting to the newspapers
with request tor puDIiCalloH. 10
Governor r. a. Cooper, and to the
general managers Of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad company. the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad COM
panv. the Northwestern Railway
company. and the Southern Rail-
way company. the four railway sys-
tens controlling the nine railway
lines entering Sumter.
Mr.. p G Bowman took occa-
sion to say that Sumter's railway
employees, in every craft OF the
service are as fine citizens as can
be found in the world; they are
loyal. patriotic, public-spirited and
socially first class. being church,
M c 4 Sunday school. and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29
c.. S. Hutchinson,
Attendance Officer

1t is extremely easy this time Of
year to mistake partridges for
doves-especially if there is no
game warden in the vicinity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29

NOTICE-We are fully equipped
with press machinery. ETC., TO 90
your cleaning and pressing, ara
our prices are reasonable. :. GIVE
us YOUR work. Phone 113, No.
9W. Hampton Ave. Revill & Me-,
Daniel.
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ter, S. C:, as Second Glass Matter.
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
Mr.. F. r Converse, OF Asheville
is ia the city for a few days.
Lawrence is in Green.
viEs visiting his daughter, Mrs. e
V. Coheld
b. Brogdon. Of Mulberry
Fia IS visiting his niece, Mrs
Daisy King on Hampton Ave.
fr: Marion Myers left this morn
ing for Columbia, where he viii
spend q, few days attending the far
AIRS. Geo. w. Floyd returned this
morning to her home in Charle-
ton afer having been the visitor OF
her sister, Mrs. Bruce lyman, fo1
several weeks.
Mr.. Howard Jones returned to
Columbia this morning after a
short visit in Sumter.
Mi. George Bultn1an will be a
uisitor in Columbia this week.
Leland Edmunds returned
this morning TO p. c. after having
spent the weekend in Sumter.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29

FOR SALE-About two thousand
stalks of ribbon cane for seed at
sc a stalk. Parties wishing TO
buy must come for it before
killing frost. J. 3. Warren,
Mayesville, S. c. S
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29
Public Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
Compulsory School Attendance
period for session 1929 Will begin
in Sumter county. on the first day
of November. All children be-
tween the ages of and Il years Of
age are required to attend school
during this period of four months
In District No. II Getty Of Sum-
teri the attendance is required for
the full term Of school.
Penalty for violation of this law:
Minimum fine of $500 (five) or
imprisonment of five days for each
offense.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-29
Honline at School of Methods.

"IIagood.'
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-13
PROPER PRECAUTIONS WILL PREVENT EPIDEMIC.

With several cases scarlet and dphhera the city,
the necessity of the closest possible observance OF quarantine re
aons is urged upon everyone In any suspected or even
possibly contagious disease don't take any chances don wait
Doctor but keep the patient isolated until know there
no possible danger Of a disease being communicated
Every sore throat among children especially II accompanied
by Temperature worthy of real consideration II little one
complains cold throat easy matter to keep
him away children and other children away from HIM
until doctor has had opportunity to pass ON the case and tell
what do And quarantine ordered observe 1t To
the only what YOU would anyone else do to protect
YOU and yours people a quarantine disgrace
and seek every opportunity avoid and to get from under
earliest possible they and not be called down by
the authorities ii know OF such report the auhor
If the public health did no other good there would be
good educating people particularly the
foreign population necessity observing quarantine when
imposed An often offered for careesnes in this way
that oh Johnny wasn't very sick 1t only mild and
didn't much All OF which may be except the
didn't much" Possibly him. but if the disease
taken from him. how will the next child fare You anyone
else orete what may deyep from contagious disease con-
tracted from mild
The public health officer and the department 60 only
far The health officer order the quarantine and the department
up the card and lawfully compel the quarantine be Observed
but practically they watcher front OF every house
which there contagious disease stay the job continually
until the ban is lifted.
Atte in handling and reporting suspected cases
and due regard for others observing the laws will very frequently
keep down if entirely the danger of epidemic
Ottawa is particular danger Of epidemic this time from
either scarlet fever dphheria but there few the
city and up all that there little opportunity
possible offered for further development of either.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-13
FILIPINO INDEPENDENCE WAITING.

The fate of the Philippines Independent nation
have been disposed Of temporarily least by the appointment OF
Gen Wood governor general by President Harding BY
congress passed number OF years ago independence was to be
granted whenever found that the people capable
ercsing segoyenen yeng the national the author
ty to the law INTO effect In sending the Wood commission
the islands make thorough investigation conditions
seemed many this country that the time hand when
the presidential order would be issued and that the United States
control Of the island would be thing past ap
pears from the press reports OF the result Of the investigation backed
up by the appointment OF governor general that tie hour of
dependence for the tpnoS has vet struck that the
themselves to considerable extent DESTROYS that
In the judgment Of many Of them the people have made great prog
since the advent Of American influence and methods What
the future may have store for them probenacal alone
determine their fate. Much has been
Philippines but the American people knew but little concerning them
except III general way.
article by NJ de Ia Rama brings considerable in
formation that Of general knowledge He describes the arch
peago situated 500 miles the 600 miles
from Australia 1t composed 1893 islands, extending II52
miles north and south and 682 miles and
and sixty islands have square mile over 2I
are named and 4642 unnamed The northern island 65
miles from Formosa and the southern thirty miles
Boneo and within four degrees and forty minutes of the equator
While the islands discovered by Magellan March TO- 1871
is claimed by de Rama people maintained trade relations
with China Japan India and other Eastern early
the thirteenth century They engaged
cupaons many Of them expert navgators they had their
own calendar Of twelve lunar months and pnave literature
The Spanards introduced their institutions including the
Catholic religion which the natives readily embraced still adhere
to except the south where the Moros Of Mndanao uu
here to the Mohamean faith The history of the Philippines
de Rama from the beginning Spanish colonization
to the middle OF the nineteenth century long tale
upngs tie narrae the attempts of the Portuguese and the
Dutch to conquer the islands and of the attempts the
people to throw off the SaniSf yoke
The present population OF the Philippines placed at 4o
o+o, OF whom 0465,272 Christians and S55269 prncnalv
Mohanmedans Eight million Iippnos are at the present time
living their farms houses of their own and nderendent
OF landordls and only per of the urban property in the
hands of foreigners There has been increase in the population
OF between two and three million the islands the
American control.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-13
COUNTY S. S. WORKERS
GATHER AT STREATOR

A program which promises to be
intensely Interesting has been arrang-
ed for the 18th annual convention of
the La Sale county Sunday school
association, which opened today in
Streator and closes tomorrow night.
Meetings are being held at the Cen
trail Christian church in Streator.
The speakers will include: George
Fl. Burnie of Chicago, general state
secretary; Antoinette A. Lamoreaux
OF Chicago author and lecturer on
themes pertaining to the spiritual de
velopment of the child; Rev. Earl
Il. zeiger Of Rochelle. Presbyterian
pastor who has specialized in religi,
GUS education; Rev W. II. Yard of
De Kalb pastor Baptist church, who
has specialized in Young Peoples
work, and is president of the DeKalb
Sunday school association
G Warren Rice of Mendoza, presi-
dent Of the La Sale County Sunday
school association, will preside at all
sessions, Mr.. Rice has been a county
official for many years and is deeply
/ interested in the success of Sunday
School work.