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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23
Cattle Judges Report.

The dairy cattle were very much
in evidence at the Sumter county
fair, Guernseys leading by far both
in numbers and in quality. In fact
only in the Guernsey classes was
there any competition. The ami
mails shown by the breeders of
Guernseys were of very high quail
ity and the owners can be proud OF
such representatives Of the breed
they champion:
Most Of the premiums went to
Mr.. r. NJ. Cooper Of Wisacky. His
animals were in the pink of con-
dition and had been we'll prepared
for exhibition purposes.
Other exhibitors had some very
representative n d i v u s, but
these animals were not in show
condition. At least three months
time is required to prepare animals
for show purposes and it is to be
hoped that those exhibitors who
were discouraged this year will
come back next year in greater
force and with animals better pre-
pared. Several of the animals
shown would have stood a much
better chance if they had been in
better condition. Information with
regard to the fitting Of animals for
show may be obtained from c. w.
Schmolke, Dairy Specialist, Flor
ence.
ocrrrOT DD
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in a position to demand and receive
what cotton is worth.
The Roddey article follows:
A FARMERS. Trust.
A Plan of Seif-Protection Suggested
by Mr.. Roddey.
To the Thinking Farmers of the

To the Thinking Farmers of the
South:
For the past two years I have
made cotton commissions my
business, and daily have witness
ed the downward tendency of your
product. Ii you think for a mo-
ment, you will realize the fact that
though You are the producers OF
this country and should be the
most independent. yet you are the
most dependent, people Of Amerl-
ca. Why? Because there are COM
binations on nearly every article
you use. The manufacturers Of the
North combine on everything and
say what it shall bring, while you
sell your products for whatever
they are willing TO pay you. Why
cannot you protect your cotton In
the same way?
I should like, if it meets your
approval, to organize a trust COM
pany called the Southern Farmers
Trust company, for the purpose of
protecting your products from the
depressing influence Of spectators,
spinners and capitalists, and pro-
vide means by which you can
name the price for your products,
instead of having the price dictat-
ed to you. as is now the case. I feel
satisfied this can be done by form
ing q trust which would be able to
handle most of the cotton you
grow.
Let the capital. stock be s50,000,-
600 to $100.o00,o Gee subscribed
entirely by the farmers of the south
and divided into as many shares as
may be necessary and small enough
for every cotton planter to- SUBJ
scribe. Let each farmer take stock
to his utmost capacity and support
the trust in every possible way.
In case you receive 10 cents for
your cotton, instead of cents
which you are now receiving, you
save on a crop Of 100000 bales
about 100000, 900, at least twice
as much as the capital stock Of the
trust company. In case spectators
SHOULD become frightened even at
the mention Of the TRUST and ad-
vance the price OF cotton. so much
the better for you, but very likely
they would attempt at first, to bluff
you.
I think it is now time to act.
What benefits the farmer or laborer
unquestionably benefits all class
es. If such a plan should meet
your approval. would be more
than glad to meet representative
cotton grower fiom each state or
alliance, either in New York Or in
some southern city, to see if some
thing cannot be done to bring
about some benefit to the south.
Something must be done Or your
lands Will not be worth cultivating.
Very respectfully,
John T. Roddey.
50 Broadway, New York.
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Mr.. Garside says that the situa

Mr.. Garside says that the situa-
tion is too uncertain at present to
attempt any predictions as to the
relation between supply and con-
sumption during the present season
OR as to the prospective state OF
world stocks at the end Of the sea-
son on July 81, 1892. He points
out, however, that at the present
rate Of consumption the United
States will use soc 900 more bales
than last year and aids that "the
big exports appear to forecast much
larger consumption abroad.
In the same issue Of The Tran
script which contains Mr.. Garside's
article, The Transcript gives spe-
cial prominence to an article from
The Textile World which predicts a
much larger cotton yield next year
Members of the American Cotton
Association will be especially inter
ested in the reasoning by which this
conclusion is reached and the
bankers and business interests Of
the south should be interested also.
The article in full is as follows:
The fact that each state organ
iZation Of the American Cotton AS
sociation was. pledged, at the re-
cent annual. meeting of the latter
body in Birmingham, Ala, to a pro-
gram for holding its 1922 acreage
to the 1921 basis. does not neces-
sarily mean that there will be no
material increase in next seasons
acreage, but, in view of the COM
parative success of this seasons
acreage reduction movement, the
recommendation Of this organiza
ton may be expected to exert
greater influence, than most of its
previous pronounciamentos. While
there is little doubt that the fnan-
clal pressure brought to bear upon
planters by southern bankers was
more responsible for the reduction
in this seasons acreage and pro-
duction than the efforts Of the
American Cotton Association, he
latter organization may be expected
to appropriate and capitalize full
credit for the movements suc-
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ganization is to provide market
for farm products that can be
grown in place Of cotton.
The $4,000 of federal road
funds allotted to Sumter county by
the State Highway Commission for
the public road leading to the
Wateree bridge (Garner's Ferry
Crossing), cannot be used, it is au-
thoritatively stated, for building the
causeway through tic swamp and
approaches to the bridge. The
federal funds must be used on the
road leading to the crossing-that
is on the road from Myers Store,
via Stateburg, to the edge of the
swamp. Funds for the swamp
causeway and approaches 20 the
bridge were pledged by number
of citizens of Sumter and Columbia
and are still to be raised.
Suppose cotton was selling for
less than five cents on the local
market, as it did at this date in
1904, wouldn't times be harder and
the outlook gloomier than they are?
The oft-repeated assertion that
conditions could not be worse is not
a fact. There have been harder
times and more distressing condi-
tions in former years, and a way
to overcome the adverse circum-
stances was found.
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Charleston
Election Case

Charleston, Nov. 10. = County
Treasurer NJ. S. Connolly today re-
iterated q statmeent to the effect
that p. +. Mcleod was mistaken in
his charges as to irregularities in
the issuing Of poll tax receipts for
use in the recent city bond election
voting, as only duplicate receipts
had been issued from his Office since
the books were closed on May is.
Many duplicates were applied for
and furnished citizens who had
misplaced Or lost their original re-
ceipts. and that was the only kind
available at the time. The books
Of the county treasurer were audit
cd October 10, and Mr.. Connolly
said he would welcome any inves-
tigation that might be instituted
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Better Baby Contest.

The Better BABY Contest, con-
Quoted during the county fair, un-
der the direction of Miss Antonia
Gibson and the health department
of the Civic League, was most graf
flying in its results.
The object of this examination
was to stimulate interest in raising
the physical standards of children,
and to promote the use Of improv-
ed methods in the care of children
Much of the best literature on this
subject, was distributed free OF
cost.
Examination for % mental de-
velopment, (2) measurements, CD
general physical development, (4
oral and dental, 60 eye, ear throat
and nose were made by specialists
in their lines.
1t was encouraging that the
physicians Who assisted on SINH
lar occasion in Sumter five years
ago found a wonderful improve
nent n the general conditionof the
children. The standard had been
materially raised. It was especial
ly gratifying that there wss a larg-
er number Of perfect specimens in
class 2-(That means from one to
two years, the age-when children
are taken off Of liquid nourishment
and given solid food, and too, it is
the period Of teething).
1t was also pleasing TO find
great number of breast fed babies.
It is important to know that the
prizes were given according to
standards made by the government.
Many children registered above
! those standards, which excluded
many splendid specimens, but ne
cessarily there had to be one stand
! ard to so by. The following 15l
children examined, came up to the
requirements:
Glass Il month to years, Is
prize, Francis Doris Huff, IL
months. Parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Brooks Huff, City; End prize, Kirk
Mcleod, 10 months. Parents Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Mcleod, City.
! Class 2-1 year to . years.: 1st,
/ Elizabeth H. Aycock, "a months.
Parents Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. AycocN,
Pincwood; Ind, Mary Zelene Har-
by, 13 months. Parents Mr.. and
Mrs Horace Hardy, city.
Class 3-Age 2 years to 81
months: 1st prize Nancy Ruth Da-
vid, 80 months. Parent, Mrs. J. D.
David, Tindal; 2nd, Hazel Stokes,
81 months. Parents Mr.. and Mrs.
H. C. Stokes, City.
There was some misunderstand-
ing regarding the red ribbons which
were tied on the babies, as such a
mark usually denotes second prize.
On this occasion it was simply done
to show that the child wearing the
ribbon had gone through the eX-
animation.
The committee regrets that all
of the contestants were not in the
picture. The photographer did not
make the request to take this pic
ture until 2 o'clock of the last day,
| when most of the children had
been taken away.
ANTONIO 2. GIBSON.
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American Legion Backs Red Cross
II Roll Call.

The American Legion believes IN,
the golden rule. Since its organ
ization the Legion has emphasized
Americas" duty to aid the men
who bore arms for America in
their battlaAto catch step with the
progress of the world after they
had lost itifhroughtheir service. In
this work, the Legion has received
the heartiese cooperation from the
American Red Cross. Not only has
the Red Cross preached the doc
trine"of dutJ1 to the. .ex-sepVlc5 n,
but during the, past year the Red
Cross hassfsBent more than $10,-
100000 hnsheiping the veteran and
MS family, besides;. acting as the
great humanizing agency between
the veteGa nathe government, and
the nation in general.
The. American Legion has rec
ognized the value Of this service
and it has given concrete evidence
| Of its gratitude. The Red Cross,
Annual Roll Call began Arnnistice
Day, November II and ends on
Thanksgiving Day. On the sue
cess of the-roii call depends the fu-
ture Of the soldier work OF the Red
Cross. There are imperative de-
mands fors an extension of this
work. An unanimous response to
the call viii permit this extension
and that, is. what. the American
Legion. is, going to strive to see
happen,
Roll. can officials of the South
ern Division have received COM
municationss from Legion leaders
in every state Of the section, volun-
teering their services for Roll Cali
work and in several Instances, the
American Legion has s.ouidered
the entire responsibility Of the Roll
Call. You rest easy and be pre-
pared to do, the work." is the 7sord
sent. Well supply the ammuni-
+ rtion.''
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cess, and it may be expected to cx-
ert greater influence among cot
ton planters than ever before.
Granting ali this. it must be re-
membered that the associations
membership includes representa-
tives of less than half Of the south
ern cotton acreage, and that now
that The majority Of cotton planters
have reestablisked their credit and
cotton has again become q prof.
table crop, they cannot be expected
to have the active support Of bank
ers, country merchant, and other:
state and local organizations in an
acreage and crop reduction pro-
Crane. In other words there is
| likely to be little external pressure
with this object in view brought
to bear upon planters except by the
American Cotton Association and
other farm organizations. Planters
will be relatively free to act upon
their own judgment, and, if prices
are no lower than at present when
the planting season arrives, 1t IS
reasonable to expect that there will
be some increase in the acreage.
even though no greater acreage
is planted than was put into cotton
this season it will be admitted by
most cotton experts that it will be
possible to raise 80 per cent more
cotton than is likely to DE picked
this season, provided usual care is
taken in seed selections, in fer
tilization, in cultivation and in COM
batting the boil weevil and other
plant pests, and provided weather
conditions throughout the season
are a little better than normal. Pro-
titable prices will stimulate planters
to take full advantage Of every fac
tor that will increase production on
a given acreage, thus leaving as
uncertain factors only the wealth
er and the extent Of boil weevil raw
ages next season. This season S
reduced cotton acreage and diversi-
fication of crops have done much
to check the incursions of the boil
weevil, and proper cleaning up Of
the trash Of the last crop will do
more should freezing weather be
general in the south this winter
danger from this source will be still
further minimized.
These being the probabilities it
would seem reasonable to expect a
crop of 100000 to 100000
bales next season even though the
acreage is no larger than in 1921
Should higher prices stimulate the
| planting Of an increased acreage
| and should the boil weevil be more
effectively controlled and weather
cormtions prove normal, a reason
able r-iinimum estimate Of the crop
would not be less than 100000
bales. At present writing prepara-
tons for a crop smaller than this
would seem as dangerous to the fu-
1ure interests of southern planter:
as Of domestic spinners.
He laughs at scars who never
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From the same issue the sub
Joined article. suggesting the organ
ization Of a Farmers Cotton
Trust to stabilize and control cot
ston prices, is taken. The plan sug-
gssted was good, but not SO good
as the cooperative cotton market
ine association that is now being
organized. It is to be hoped that
the cotton farmers Of teday will
show better Judgment than those
sof 1894. # the Roddey plan had
been adopted the south would now
be rich beyond the dreams of ava
RICE provided the money was not
al wasted on automobiles. oil stocks
afes as fast as it came in. If the
cptton marketing association is or
ganized in every cotton state the
frnaers can make money in spite
sof The boil weevl for they will be
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s.yINE SWEEPSTAKES.

Best boar over years, L. D. Jen-
nings.
Best boar one to years, L. D.
Jennings.
Best boar over months, under
y months, l.. D. Jennings.
Best sow over years, L. D. Jen-
:,ings.
Best sow to years, L. D. Jen-
nings.
Best SOW over months and un-
der 12, Z. D. Jennings.
Best SOW and pigs, not less than
8 pigs, J, F. Williams, il.
Best pair pigs under months.
L. D. Jennings.
Best over months and under
y months (any seX), L. D. Jen-
nings.
Best display, not less than 5 head,
L. D. Jennings.
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Celebrate Arn,isfae1DaEy'

St2teburs, Nov. 15.-I was inyit-
ed to attend Armistice exercises at
the Stateburg colored school and
asked to report to the press what
saw and heard, and take much
pleasure in doing so. To put it
multeni I'm parvo everything done
was done very creditahly. The
songs were appropriate and we'll
rendered,fthe professions were or
derly to marked degree; their
speeches, Were excellent in thought,
sentiment and expression and the,
decoration of the grave of one Of
their heroes whose body was sent
TO his home church from France.
was Very impressive and solemn
al the ..eolored churches rang
their hells, at sunrise on the 1Ith
inst. I give them a hearty Well
done. -.
John !. Darpan
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c.. SCHMOLKE.
Fire in Orangeburg Warehouse

orangeburg, Nov. 1S. - Fire,
which was discovered this morning
about + o'clock, almost completely
destroyed the warehouse and stock
Of goods Of the Fairey Seed and
Grain company. The entire stock
consisted mostly Of different kinds
OF grain and feedstuffs.
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Next Years Cotton Prospects.
News and Courier)


The full text of Senator Smiths S
speech on the cotton situation on
Tuesday is not yet available. 1t will
be awaited with interest by good
many people. The South Carolina
senator has made cotton his spec
ialty and his prediction that exports
and consumption during the pres
ent cotton year will outrun the Wis
ible supply by 100000 bales must
command respect.
The same day that Senator Smith
made his speech in the senate the
Boston Transcript, which rather
specialiZes in news as to cotton
and cotton goods, printed a state
ment on this same subject by Al
ston II. Garside, statistician Of the
National Association of Cotton
Manufacturers. Mr.. Garside figures
that "if this years cotton crop ag-
gregates 7,G00,0 900 bales, exclusive
Of linters, the total supply Of Amer
ican cotton available for world
consumption during the present
season will be 900 bales,
compared with 1S,5S6,000 last sea-
son and an average of 17.50c,000
during the past seven seasons
Mr.. GarSide's estimate is based
upon comparative statistics special
',y furnished the National Associa-
ton by Secretary Hester of the New
!, Orleans cotton exchange. Mr.. Hes
,,ter's figures for supply and con-
sumption, including linters, are as
follows:::
Cotton
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GuernSeyS.

BIT. Kolb, 1st.
Guernseys.
Best Guernsey bull, R. VI. Cooper,
1st and 2nd; c. H Lewis, 3rd.
Best Guernsey cow, R.. NJ. Cooper,
1st and End; Gamecock Dairy, 3rd.
Best Guernsey heifer, r. NJ.
Cooper, 1st; Gamecock Dairy, 2nd.
Best display of Guernsey calves,
r. NJ. Cooper, 1st.
Best Guernsey calf under six
months, R. NJ. Cooper 1st and End.
Holsteins.
Best Holstein bull, DR.. Archie
China, 1st. w. L. Brunson, 2nd.
Best Holstein COW, DR.. Archie
China, 1st.
Best Holstein heifer, DR.. Archie
China, 1st.
Best display of Holstein cattle,
DR.. Archie China, 1st.
Best display of Holstein calves,
DR.. Archie China, 1st.
Best display under SIX months,
Dr., Archie China, 1st.
Ayshires.
Best Ayrshire bull, DR.. Archie
China, 1st.
Best Ayshire cow, DR.. Archie
China, 2nd.
Best Ayrshire heifer, Dr. Archie
China, 1st.
Best display Ayrshire cattle, Dr.
Archie China, 1st.
Best Ayrshire calf under six
months, DR.. Archie China, End.
DeyonS.
Best Devon COW, w. S. Reams,
1st.
Sweepstakes.
Best bull, any breed, any age,
r. M. Cooper, 1st and 2nd.
Best cow, any breed, any age, R.
NJ. Cooper, 1st and End.
Best calf, any breed, r. NJ. Coop
er, 1st and 2nd
Best display Of beef cattle, r. NJ.
Cooper, 1st; J. j. Whilden, End.
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The election to fill the vacancy
in the senate created by the death
of Hen. John H. Clifton should be
held before December 31st, other
wise all citizens who fail to pay
their taxes before that date will
be deharred from voting.
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proceedings of the Arn1a-
aen conference Indicate that the
lenatie term, accepted in
,sszlcIple, means that the propos-
nof accepted at all unless it
cnanged. modified. altered and
ended 50 as to meet the views of
BE cheerful acceptees.
NAY as ven be recognized that
never cease to be dis
bine factor N the peace of the
vsEia and q penace to the United
states unssi the Anglo-Japanese al
: nee: is abrogated. and Great
sain and the United States reach
aehnSse understanding that they
stand together to preserve the
pssce Of the world, even though
@ have to agat to maintain it.
only hope Of world peace, IN
of League Of Nations, is
greemeat between Great Brit
ana tie United States to treat
ac world as they have the North
erssan continent.
he: parade of school children to-
VAS a demonstration that there
ao race suicide in Sumter coun-
was also a demonstration
the men and women of ten
a twenty years hence Will have
al least good common school edu-
Sunase county issspending
reat deal of fmoney on schools
comparatively speaking-the COM
parisonss ssbeing made With twenty
ssssrs ago. but ii is.t.s most prof.
tae investment that the county
making
Every good citizen in Sumter
eslaty should get in behind the
epSamittee OF Progress and help
5lE oyer the program of diversified
aaipg that has been adopted to
boil weevl conditions.
d acre Of ,wheat, cow and a
sa4 for each one horse 'farm in
Imfer county viii practically solve
Z 4sl,ss fnrd ,nrnfaler,a for next wear
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The ancients believed that each
sunbeam went direct to human
head. They may have been wrong,
but moonshine acts that way.
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Poplar Bluff, Mo-. Nov. 19-
Three members of family were
killed and number reported in
j2red in tornado last night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-11-23

For that matter, it might have
been called the conference Or the
Limitation Of Taxes.
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eITToN PRICES THEN AND


gondiHons, financial and agricul-
tural IL Sumter county are not now
a satisfactory as could be wished
but these are. not the first nor
only hard times this section has
Esd and surmounted. A glance
ever sine following cotton market
quotations reprodaeed from The
Dairy Item of October 27, 1894. IL
nstrates that fact:
sumter, S. G. Oct. 27, 1894, 8
I IS M The market the same with
receipts $50 bales today. Quota
ionssare as follows:
.ow afiddnng, 4 411-1e.
Fualy low naiddiing, 1916.
dling. 1916
u1ly nniddling, 5 lis.
Good rnlddling, 3 s-1s.
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County Fair
Premiums
List of Winners of Prizes
Awarded
CONTINUED
SWINE DEPARTMENT.
Duroc Jersey.

Best boar over two years. l.. D.
Jennings. 1st.;; a. L. Ards, End.
Best boar one to two years, L.
D. Jennings. lst and 2nd.
Best boar over six months and
under twelve, L. D. Jennings, 1st;
J. F. Williams, 2nd.
Best SOW over two years, L. D.
Jennings, 1st and End.
Best SOW one to two years, L. ID.
Jennings, 1st and End.
Best SOW over six months and un-
der twelve, L. D. Jennings, 1st and
2nd.
Best pair pigs under six months,
L. D. Jennings, 1st.
Best four over six and under y
months (any sex), L. D. Jennings.
1st.
Best sow and pigs, not less than
5 pigs, J. F. Williams, 1st; L. d.
Jennings, End.
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Pay Your Insurance
Premiums

To All Policy Holders: ato3&
insurance policies must ,e paid later than
the 18th Of this
Now that money circulating the companies de-
mning the prompt remittance for policies
We haze but Two courses collect and remit
or 70 cancel the policy and the company.
DO not let Your policy be cancelled youren1it by the
25tll
Sentrai insurance Agency Riley Company.
sltzchS insurance Agency. Sumter Insurance Agency
r. - Hood Caroliaa Agency.
Hcnry T. Moses Co. Walsh Insurance Agency.